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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 McElveen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McElveen and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 McElveen:
    • 34.157934, -79.741452
    • 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 McElveen
  • 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 Florence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Florence County
    • Since McElveen is near Darlington County and also Dillon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Darlington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon 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 McElveen

Communities Also Named McElveen ...

We found two communities that are also named McElveen.

Within South Carolina, the name McElveen is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This McElveen is located in Hillsborough County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the McElveen that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of McElveen.
    • Mississippi
      • Amite County
      • This McElveen is located in Amite County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McElveen that is located in Florence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amite County community of McElveen.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McElveen ...

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.

  • Alligator Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Alligator Lake is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alligator Lake
  • College Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • College Park is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
  • Cypress Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cypress Point is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
  • Enchanted Meadows
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Enchanted Meadows is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Meadows
  • Florence
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Glencove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Glencove is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glencove
  • Java
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Java is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Java
  • Landmark Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Landmark Woods is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark Woods
  • Longleaf
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Longleaf is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
  • Malibu
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Malibu is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malibu
  • Meeks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Meeks is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeks
  • Park City
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Park City is located in Florence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
  • Continue List   (8 more) ...
    • Ponderosa
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Ponderosa is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Price Crossroads
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Price Crossroads is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Crossroads
    • Rose Hill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Rose Hill is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Siesta Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Siesta Village is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Siesta Village
    • South Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • South Park is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Park
    • Sweetbriar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • Williams Heights
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Williams Heights is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights
    • Woodland Park
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Woodland Park is located in Florence County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McElveen and extending to:

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Florence County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from McElveen to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- McElveen) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 McElveen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McElveen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1579, Longitude: -79.7415       In this case, the coordinates for McElveen have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.593 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.676 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.401 degrees.