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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McCaskill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCaskill and the surrounding area.
- 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 McCaskill:
- 34.123484, -80.703695
- 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 McCaskill
- 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 McCaskill ...
We found two communities that share the name McCaskill.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named McCaskill.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named McCaskill in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Chesterfield County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of McCaskill [Chesterfield County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Hempstead County
- This McCaskill is located in Hempstead County and lies 740 miles [1,190.9 km]<2> to the west of the McCaskill that is located in Kershaw County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hempstead County community of McCaskill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McCaskill ...
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 Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Kershaw County
- Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Kershaw County
- English ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for English have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
- English is located in Richland County
- Four Seasons
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Four Seasons have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Seasons
- Four Seasons is located in Kershaw County
- Green Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Kershaw County
- Meadow View
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Meadow View is located in Kershaw County
- Pecan Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pecan Grove is located in Kershaw County
- Pecan Orchard
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Orchard
- Pecan Orchard is located in Kershaw County
- Pepper Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Ridge
- Pepper Ridge is located in Kershaw County
- Pine Mark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Mark have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mark
- Pine Mark is located in Kershaw County
- Sandwood Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandwood Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwood Hills
- Sandwood Hills is located in Kershaw County
- Spears Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spears Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Creek
- Spears Creek is located in Kershaw County
How Far From McCaskill 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 community such as McCaskill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McCaskill and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McCaskill to Camden, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 20 miles [32.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 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 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,838 miles [7,786 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 McCaskill 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McCaskill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCaskill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1235, Longitude: -80.7037 In this case, the coordinates for McCaskill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 McCaskill 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 310.136 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.295 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.772 degrees. |
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