Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Climax, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Climax and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Climax
- 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 Climax:
- 34.066254, -81.458436
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Climax
- 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 Lexington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lexington County
- Since Climax is near Newberry County and also Saluda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newberry County
- eBird sighting report for Saluda 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Climax ...
We found 21 communities that share the name Climax.
Within South Carolina, the name Climax is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 21 communities, twenty are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Iowa
- Mills County
- This Climax is located in Mills County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Climax that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mills County community of Climax.
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Climax [Montgomery County].
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Michigan
- Minnesota
- New Mexico
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Climax is located in Armstrong County and lies 491 miles [790.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Climax that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Climax.
- Clarion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Climax [Clarion County].
- Indiana County
- This Climax is located in Indiana County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km] to the north northeast of the Climax that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Climax.
- Saskatchewan
- This Climax lies 1,723 miles [2,772.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Climax that is located in Lexington County.
- Texas
- Collin County
- This Climax is located in Collin County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<2> to the west of the Climax that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Collin County community of Climax.
- Nacogdoches County
- This Climax is located in Nacogdoches County and lies 788 miles [1,268.2 km] to the west of the Climax that is located in Lexington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nacogdoches County community of Climax.
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Climax ...
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.
- Hollow Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollow Creek
- Hollow Creek is located in Lexington County
- Hollys Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hollys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollys Ferry
- Hollys Ferry is located in Newberry County
- Jug Hole
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Lake Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Village
- Lake Village is located in Lexington County
- Living Inn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Living Inn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Living Inn
- Living Inn is located in Newberry County
- Mallard Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mallard Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Bay
- Mallard Bay is located in Lexington County
- Priceville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Priceville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Priceville
- Priceville is located in Lexington County
- Red Star
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Ridge Road Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ridge Road Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Road Crossroads
- Ridge Road Crossroads is located in Lexington County
- Snug Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Snug Harbor is located in Lexington County
How Far From Climax 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 Climax to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Climax and extending to:
- Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Climax to Lexington, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 414 miles [666.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,875 miles [7,845.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Climax. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lexington County: www.lex-co.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Climax, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Climax) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Climax. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0663, Longitude: -81.4584 In this case, the coordinates for Climax have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Climax 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. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Climax to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.565 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.78 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.074 degrees. |