Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Maryville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Maryville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Maryville
- 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 Maryville:
- 33.342667, -79.296719
- 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 Maryville
- 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 Georgetown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
- Since Maryville is near Charleston County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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
Communities Also Named Maryville ...
We found eight communities that share the name Maryville.
There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Maryville.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Charleston County
- Spartanburg County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Missouri
- Nova Scotia
- This Maryville lies 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Maryville that is located in Georgetown County.
- Tennessee
Curious and Interesting Names Near Maryville ...
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 north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caring Cross Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caring Cross Ferry
- Caring Cross Ferry is located in Georgetown County
- Clambank
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Denny Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denny Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Corner
- Denny Corner is located in Georgetown County
- Friendfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendfield have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
- Friendfield is located in Georgetown County
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Georgetown County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,794 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Georgetown <3>
- Graves
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Pringle Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Heights
- Pringle Heights is located in Georgetown County
- Spring Gully
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Gully have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gully
- Spring Gully is located in Georgetown County
- Strawberry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Georgetown County
How Far From Maryville 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 Maryville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Maryville and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Georgetown County, lies just to the North.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Maryville to Columbia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 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 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Maryville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Maryville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Maryville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3427, Longitude: -79.2967 In this case, the coordinates for Maryville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Maryville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.343 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.271 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.48 degrees. |