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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 Mechanic Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mechanic Hill 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 Mechanic Hill:
- 33.297643, -81.958450
- 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 Mechanic Hill
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Mechanic Hill is near Aiken County and also Burke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke 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 Mechanic Hill
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mechanic Hill ...
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.
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Adventure is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
- Apple Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Apple Valley is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Edenwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Edenwood is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenwood
- Fairvale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Gracewood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grays Landing is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Meadowbrook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Quail Hollow
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Quail Hollow is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Rain Tree
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Rain Tree is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Tree
- Sand Bar Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Sand Bar Ferry is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Bar Ferry
- Shell Bluff Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Bluff Landing is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff Landing
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Silver Bluff Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Silver Bluff Ferry is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bluff Ferry
- Spanish Trace
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Spanish Trace is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trace
- Twiggs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Twiggs is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs
- Woodlake
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlake is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Mechanic Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Mechanic Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mechanic Hill and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Mechanic Hill to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 143 miles [230.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,048 miles [11,342.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,930 miles [7,934.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mechanic Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mechanic Hill 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 Mechanic Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2976, Longitude: -81.9584 In this case, the coordinates for Mechanic Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.834 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.979 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.47 degrees. |
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