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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Inman:
    • 35.047958, -82.090526
    • 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 Inman
  • 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 Inman ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Inman.

Within South Carolina, the name Inman is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, thirteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair 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 Alabama community of Inman [Saint Clair County].
    • Colorado
      • Kiowa 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 Colorado community of Inman [Kiowa County].
    • Georgia
      • Fayette County
      • This Inman is located in Fayette County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Inman that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Inman.
    • Illinois
      • Gallatin County
      • This Inman is located in Gallatin County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Inman that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gallatin County community of Inman.
    • Kansas
      • McPherson County
      • This Inman is located in McPherson County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Inman that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of Inman.
      • Ness 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 Inman [Ness County].
      • Stafford County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Inman [Stafford County].
    • Nebraska
      • Holt County
      • This Inman is located in Holt County and lies 1,017 miles [1,636.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Inman that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holt County community of Inman.
    • Nevada
      • Mineral County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Inman.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Inman lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Inman that is located in Spartanburg County.
    • New York
      • Franklin 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 New York community of Inman [Franklin County].
    • Tennessee
      • Cocke County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Inman [Cocke County].
      • Marion County
      • This Inman is located in Marion County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<2> to the west of the Inman that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Inman.
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • This Inman is located in Wise County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Inman that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Inman.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Inman ...

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.

  • Boiling Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Brown Arrow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brown Arrow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brown Arrow
    • Brown Arrow is located in Spartanburg County
  • Chestnut Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Lake
    • Chestnut Lake is located in Spartanburg County
  • Gary Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gary Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary Creek
    • Gary Creek is located in Spartanburg County
  • Hickory Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
    • Hickory Hills is located in Spartanburg County
  • Holly Hill Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Hill Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hill Heights
    • Holly Hill Heights is located in Spartanburg County
  • Holly Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
    • Holly Springs is located in Spartanburg County
  • Little Chicago
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Chicago have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Chicago
    • Little Chicago is located in Spartanburg County
  • Mascot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mascot have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mascot
    • Mascot is located in Spartanburg County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Peachtree Gardens
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachtree Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Gardens
      • Peachtree Gardens is located in Spartanburg County
    • Pinnacle Heights
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Heights
      • Pinnacle Heights is located in Spartanburg County
    • Rainbow Park
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Park
      • Rainbow Park is located in Spartanburg County
    • Stone Creek
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Creek
      • Stone Creek is located in Spartanburg County
    • Twin Brooks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Brooks have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Brooks
      • Twin Brooks is located in Spartanburg County
    • Willow Wood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Wood
      • Willow Wood is located in Spartanburg County

How Far From Inman 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 city such as Inman to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Inman and extending to:

  • Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Inman to Spartanburg, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 93 miles [149.7 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,861 miles [7,823 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Inman. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/

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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Inman 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Inman) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Inman. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0480, Longitude: -82.0905    
<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 Inman, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Inman to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.945 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.357 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.045 degrees.









 

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