Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Mayesville:
  • 33.987129, -80.208374
  • 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 Mayesville

• 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Since Mayesville is near Lee County and also Darlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Darlington 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 Mayesville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayesville ...

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.

• English Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • English Crossroads is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Crossroads
• Green Acres
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Greenwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenwood is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Kingman Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingman Heights is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman Heights
• Lynchburg
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Lynchburg is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 317 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lynchburg
  • From Mayesville to Lynchburg
• Mechanicsville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mechanicsville is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
• Mulberry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
• Pleasant Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Richwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Richwood is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
• Rocky Bluff Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Rocky Bluff Crossroads is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bluff Crossroads
• Trinity Cross Roads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Trinity Cross Roads is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cross Roads
• Walnut Hills
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Walnut Hills is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

How Far From Mayesville to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Mayesville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Mayesville to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 382 miles [614.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,822 miles [7,760.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'