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We found seven communities that are also named Graves.
Within South Carolina, the name Graves is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of seven communities that are located 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
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 British Columbia community of Graves.
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
Cloud 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 Kansas community of Graves [Cloud County].
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
Loudoun County
This Graves is located in Loudoun County and lies 404 miles [650.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Graves that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Graves.
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)
Caring Cross Ferry is located in Georgetown County
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:
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<4>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<5> 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).<6>
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).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 from Point A (ie- Graves) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>
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.
<5>
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.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).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.383 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.325 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.491 degrees.