Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hamville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hamville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hamville
- 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 Hamville:
- 34.018493, -79.854790
- 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 Hamville
- 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 Florence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Florence County
- Since Hamville is near Sumter County and also Clarendon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- eBird sighting report for Clarendon 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hamville ...
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.
- Alligator Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alligator Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator Lake
- Alligator Lake is located in Florence County
- Cartersville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Florence County
- Central Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Crossroads
- Central Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- College Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Florence County
- Coward
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward
- Coward is located in Florence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coward <2>
- Ebenezer
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Ebenezer is located in Florence County
- Enchanted Meadows
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Meadows
- Enchanted Meadows is located in Florence County
- Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Friendfield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendfield have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
- Friendfield is located in Florence County
- Hobbs Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
- Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
- Java
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Jones Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
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- Kings Grant
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Kings Grant is located in Florence County
- Longleaf
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Park City
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Pleasant View ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Florence County
- South Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for South Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
- South Park is located in Florence County
- Sparrows Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparrows Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Crossroads
- Sparrows Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Woodland Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Florence County
- Kings Grant
How Far From Hamville 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 Hamville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Hamville once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Hamville and extending to:
- Florence, which is the Seat of Florence County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<4> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hamville to Florence, with an average speed<5> 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 371 miles [597.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,804 miles [7,731.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Hamville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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 from Point A (ie- Hamville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hamville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0185, Longitude: -79.8548 In this case, the coordinates for Hamville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Hamville 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 309.656 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.729 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.485 degrees. |