Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Calhoun Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Calhoun Mill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Calhoun Mill

• 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 Calhoun Mill:
  • 34.032897, -82.470963
  • 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 Calhoun 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 Abbeville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
  • Since Calhoun Mill is near McCormick County and also Elbert 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 Elbert 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 Calhoun Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Calhoun 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.

• Bordeaux
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Bordeaux is located in McCormick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
• Buffalo
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo is located in McCormick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Cedar Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Hill is located in McCormick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Cedar Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Cherokee Ferry
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Cherokee Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
• Gill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gill is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gill
• Graball
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Graball is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Leroys Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Leroys Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroys Ferry
• Lisbon ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Long Cane ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Cane is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
• Rocky River ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rocky River is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River

How Far From Calhoun 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 Calhoun Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Abbeville, which is the Seat of Abbeville County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Calhoun Mill to Abbeville, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 82 miles [132 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 451 miles [725.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,344 miles [10,209.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'