Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Gilmania:
  • 32.611848, -80.910663
  • 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 Gilmania

• 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Since Gilmania is near Hampton County and also Beaufort County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort 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 Gilmania

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilmania ...

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.

• Blake
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Blake is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blake
• Early Branch
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Early Branch is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Early Branch
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Early Branch <1>
• Gardens Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Gardens Corner is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardens Corner
• Grahamville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Grahamville is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
• Grays
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Grays is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
• Jonesville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jonesville is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
• Old House
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Old House is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old House
• Possum Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Possum Corner is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Possum Corner
• Ricetown
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Ricetown is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ricetown
• Rose Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rose Hill is located in Beaufort County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill

How Far From Gilmania to ...

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

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

• Ridgeland, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gilmania to Ridgeland, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 96 miles [154.5 km] to the north (N). 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 485 miles [780.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,340 miles [10,203.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'