Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Graves, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Graves and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Graves
- 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 Graves:
- 33.393501, -79.368945
- 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 Graves
- 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 Georgetown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
- Since Graves is near Williamsburg County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Graves ...
We found seven communities that share the name Graves.
Within South Carolina, the name Graves is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- Georgia
- Randolph County
- 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 Georgia community of Graves [Randolph County].
- Terrell County
- This Graves is located in Terrell County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Graves that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Terrell County community of Graves.
- Kansas
- Mississippi
- Benton County
- 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 Mississippi community of Graves [Benton County].
- Lee County
- This Graves is located in Lee County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<2> to the west of the Graves that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Graves.
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Graves ...
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.
- Caring Cross Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caring Cross Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caring Cross Ferry
- Caring Cross Ferry is located in Georgetown County
- Friendfield
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
- Friendfield is located in Georgetown County
- Georgetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Georgetown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,794 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <4>
- Kent
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Lanes Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Creek
- Lanes Creek is located in Georgetown County
- Lodge Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lodge Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge Hall
- Lodge Hall is located in Georgetown County
- Maryville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Post Foot Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Foot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Foot Landing
- Post Foot Landing is located in Georgetown County
- Pringle Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Heights
- Pringle Heights is located in Georgetown County
- Spring Gully
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Gully have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gully
- Spring Gully is located in Georgetown County
- Strawberry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Georgetown County
How Far From Graves 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 Graves to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Graves and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Georgetown County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Graves to Columbia, with an average speed<5>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,922 miles [11,139.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Graves. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 Graves 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Graves) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Graves. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3935, Longitude: -79.3689 In this case, the coordinates for Graves have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Graves 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 309.383 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.325 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.491 degrees. |