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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maxim, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maxim and the surrounding area.
- 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 Maxim:
- 33.793183, -82.340681
- 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 Maxim
- 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 Lincoln County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln County
- Since Maxim is near McCormick County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 Maxim
Communities Also Named Maxim ...
We found two communities that are also named Maxim.
Within Georgia, the name Maxim is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Maxim is located in Monmouth County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maxim that is located in Lincoln County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Maxim.
- Saskatchewan
- This Maxim lies 1,537 miles [2,473.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Maxim that is located in Lincoln County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maxim ...
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.
- Cedar Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Hill is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
- Chamberlains Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chamberlains Ferry is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chamberlains Ferry
- Double Branches
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Double Branches is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Branches
- Leathersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Leathersville is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leathersville
- Martins Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Parks Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Parks Mill is located in McCormick County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mill
- Parksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Plum Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Price Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Price Ferry is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Ferry
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Lincoln County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Maxim 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 Maxim to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maxim and extending to:
- Lincolnton, which is the Seat of Lincoln County, lies just to the West.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Maxim to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 459 miles [738.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,349 miles [10,217.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,046 miles [11,339.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Maxim) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Maxim to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maxim. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7932, Longitude: -82.3407 In this case, the coordinates for Maxim have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.065 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.316 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.484 degrees. |
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