Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mangums, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mangums and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mangums
- 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 Mangums:
- 34.763488, -80.340898
- 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 Mangums
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since Mangums is near Anderson County and also Anson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- eBird sighting report for Anson 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 Mangums ...
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.
- Birdtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Crowburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Evans Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
- Evans Mill is located in Chesterfield County
- Five Forks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County
- High Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- High Point is located in Anderson County
- Lees Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lees Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossroads
- Lees Crossroads is located in Chesterfield County
- Littles Quarters
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littles Quarters have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Quarters
- Littles Quarters is located in Anson County (NC)
- Long Pine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Maysville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Pageland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
- Pageland is located in Chesterfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pageland <2>
- Ruby
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
- Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <2>
How Far From Mangums to ...
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 Mangums 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 Mangums once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Mangums and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<4> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Mangums to Chesterfield, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 65 miles [104.6 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 338 miles [544 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Mangums, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Mangums) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mangums. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7635, Longitude: -80.3409 In this case, the coordinates for Mangums 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 Mangums 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 309.933 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.154 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.447 degrees. |