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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 Everetts Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Everetts Mill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Everetts Mill:
    • 34.814322, -79.892006
    • 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 Everetts Mill
  • 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 Everetts Mill is near Anson County and also Marlboro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marlboro 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 Everetts Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Everetts Mill ...

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.

  • Cairo
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Cairo is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cairo
  • Everetts ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Everetts is located in Marlboro County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
  • Fisher Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Fisher Hill is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fisher Hill
  • Five Points
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Five Points is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Hamlet
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Honey Town
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Honey Town is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Town
  • Hunts Mill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunts Mill is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Mill
  • Hunts Spring ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Hunts Spring is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Spring
  • Jones Creek ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jones Creek is located in Anson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Knob Hill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Knob Hill is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
  • Little Mountain ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Little Mountain is located in Marlboro County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Mountain
  • Maplewood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Maplewood is located in Richmond County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Paris ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Paris is located in Anson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris
    • Piney Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Piney Grove is located in Richmond County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Quick Crossroads
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Quick Crossroads is located in Marlboro County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quick Crossroads
    • Rivers ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Rivers is located in Chesterfield County (SC)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers

How Far From Everetts Mill to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Everetts Mill and extending to:

  • Rockingham, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Everetts Mill to Rockingham, 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.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 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 '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- Everetts Mill) 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 Everetts Mill 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 Everetts Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8143, Longitude: -79.8920       In this case, the coordinates for Everetts Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.677 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.868 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.26 degrees.