Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Old Morrisville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Old Morrisville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Old Morrisville

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Old Morrisville:
  • 33.598500, -79.507283
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Old Morrisville

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
  • Since Old Morrisville is near Georgetown County and also Florence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Florence County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Old Morrisville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Old Morrisville ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Cook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cook is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
• Cooper
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Cooper is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
• Cow Head Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cow Head Landing is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Head Landing
• Gordonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Gordonville is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
• Henry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Henry is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Hopewell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Pleasant Grove
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Potato Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Potato Ferry is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Ferry
• Red Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Red Hill is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Rose Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Rose Hill is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Snow Junction
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Snow Junction is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Junction
• Snow Town
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
• Union Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Union Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads

How Far From Old Morrisville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Old Morrisville to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Old Morrisville and extending to:

• Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Old Morrisville to Kingstree, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 390 miles [627.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,234 miles [10,032.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,806 miles [7,734.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'