Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dinkins 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 Dinkins Mill:
  • 34.040709, -80.534528
  • 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 Dinkins 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Since Dinkins Mill is near Kershaw County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland 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 Dinkins Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dinkins 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.

• Catchall
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Catchall is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
• Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Cherryvale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
• Dixie Crossing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Dixie Crossing is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
• Ellerbees Mill
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ellerbees Mill is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbees Mill
• English ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • English is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
• Foxville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Foxville is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
• Hearthstone
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hearthstone is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
• Hillcrest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Hillcrest is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Leesburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Leesburg is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
• Sanders Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Sanders Corner is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Corner

How Far From Dinkins 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 Dinkins 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 Dinkins Mill and extending to:

• Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dinkins Mill to Sumter, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 28 miles [45.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'