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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 McInnis, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McInnis 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 McInnis:
- 34.552384, -79.512551
- 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 McInnis
- 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 Marlboro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marlboro County
- Since McInnis is near Dillon County and also Scotland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland 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 McInnis
Communities Also Named McInnis ...
We found one communities that are also named McInnis.
Within South Carolina, the name McInnis is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named McInnis in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This McInnis lies 1,038 miles [1,670.5 km]<1> to the north of the McInnis that is located in Marlboro County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McInnis ...
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.
- Argyle
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Argyle is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
- Beauty Spot ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Beauty Spot is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Spot
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Centerville is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Five Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Five Forks is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Grace Heights
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Grace Heights is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Heights
- Hasty
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Hasty is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hebron is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron
- Johns
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Johns is located in Scotland County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
- Little Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Red Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Red Bluff is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff
- Reedy Creek Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Reedy Creek Springs is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek Springs
- Sunnybrook Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Sunnybrook Heights is located in Marlboro County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Heights
How Far From McInnis 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 McInnis to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of McInnis once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in McInnis and extending to:
- Bennettsville, which is the Seat of Marlboro County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McInnis to Bennettsville, 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 329 miles [529.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,192 miles [9,965.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,767 miles [7,671.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- McInnis) 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McInnis, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 McInnis 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 McInnis. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5524, Longitude: -79.5126 In this case, the coordinates for McInnis have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.463 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.585 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.196 degrees. |
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