Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Shad Moss village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shad Moss village and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Shad Moss village

• 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 Shad Moss village:
  • 33.562664, -80.205361
  • 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 Shad Moss village

• 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 Clarendon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
  • Since Shad Moss village is near Berkeley County and also Orangeburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg 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 Shad Moss village

Curious and Interesting Names Near Shad Moss village ...

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.

• Bloomville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bloomville is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
• Bonanza ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Bonanza is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
• Eagle Point
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Point is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• James Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • James Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Crossroads
• Jordan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Juneville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Juneville is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneville
• Log Jam Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Log Jam Landing is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Jam Landing
• Rodgers
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rodgers is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers

How Far From Shad Moss village 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 Shad Moss village to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Manning, which is the Seat of Clarendon County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Shad Moss village to Manning, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 408 miles [656.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,266 miles [10,084.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,840 miles [7,789.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'