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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 Blenheim, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blenheim 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 Blenheim:
- 34.510729, -79.653025
- 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 Blenheim
- 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 Marlboro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marlboro County
- Since Blenheim is near Dillon County and also Darlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darlington 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 Blenheim
Communities Also Named Blenheim ...
We found five communities that are also named Blenheim.
Within South Carolina, the name Blenheim is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- Bossier Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Blenheim [Bossier Parish].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Blenheim is located in Baltimore County and lies 384 miles [618 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Blenheim that is located in Marlboro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Blenheim.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- This Blenheim is located in Camden County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Blenheim that is located in Marlboro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Blenheim.
- Ontario
- This Blenheim lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Blenheim that is located in Marlboro County.
- Virginia
- Albemarle County
- This Blenheim is located in Albemarle County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Blenheim that is located in Marlboro County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Albemarle County community of Blenheim.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blenheim ...
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.
- Argyle
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Beauty Spot ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Beauty Spot is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Spot
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Five Forks is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Grace Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Grace Heights is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Heights
- Hebron
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hebron is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Lumber ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Lumber is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lumber
- Plumfield Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Plumfield Landing is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield Landing
- Red Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Reedy Creek Springs ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Reedy Creek Springs is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek Springs
- Robbins Neck
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Robbins Neck is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Neck
- Sparks Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Sparks Ferry is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Ferry
- Sunnybrook Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sunnybrook Heights is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Heights
- Welsh Neck ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Welsh Neck is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Neck
How Far From Blenheim 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 town such as Blenheim to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blenheim and extending to:
- Bennettsville, which is the Seat of Marlboro County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Blenheim to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 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 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Blenheim could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blenheim) 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 Blenheim 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 Blenheim. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5107, Longitude: -79.6530 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.543 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.67 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.262 degrees. |
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