Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Maybinton

• 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 Maybinton:
  • 34.452364, -81.475657
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Maybinton

• 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 Newberry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newberry County
  • Since Maybinton is near Union County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Maybinton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Maybinton ...

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.

• Beaver Dam
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Beaver Dam is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
• Blair
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Blair is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blair
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Blair <1>
• Cravenhill ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Cravenhill is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravenhill
• David Sims Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • David Sims Ferry is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Sims Ferry
• Delta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Delta is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
• Herbert
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Herbert is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
• Lylesford ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lylesford is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lylesford
• Rock Creek
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Rock Creek is located in Fairfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
• Rogers Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Rogers Ferry is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ferry
• Tuckertown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Tuckertown is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Maybinton and extending to:

• Newberry, which is the Seat of Newberry County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Maybinton to Newberry, with an average speed<3> 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 40 miles [64.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,282 miles [10,109.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,979 miles [11,231.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'