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We found six communities that are also named Laughlin.
Within South Carolina, the name Laughlin is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arkansas
Columbia County
This Laughlin is located in Columbia County and lies 783 miles [1,260.1 km]<1> to the west of the Laughlin that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Laughlin.
California
Mendocino County
This Laughlin is located in Mendocino County and lies 2,422 miles [3,897.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Laughlin that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mendocino County community of Laughlin.
Mississippi
Bolivar County
This Laughlin is located in Bolivar County and lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the west of the Laughlin that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bolivar County community of Laughlin.
Nevada
Clark County
This Laughlin is located in Clark County and lies 1,983 miles [3,191.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Laughlin that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Laughlin.
Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Laughlin [Allegheny County].
Texas
Val Verde County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Laughlin [Val Verde County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laughlin ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Laughlin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laughlin and extending to:
Marion, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the East Southeast.
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Laughlin 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 most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 351 miles [564.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,780 miles [7,692.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laughlin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>
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 Laughlin 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.
<3>
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 Laughlin 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 Laughlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1962, Longitude: -79.4768 In this case, the coordinates for Laughlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.444 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.511 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.291 degrees.