Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Meriwether, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Meriwether and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Meriwether
- 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 Meriwether:
- 33.652910, -82.159564
- 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 Meriwether
- 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 McCormick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for McCormick County
- Since Meriwether is near Columbia County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Meriwether ...
We found three communities that share the name Meriwether.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Meriwether.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Edgefield 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 Meriwether [Edgefield County].
- Edgefield County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Baldwin County
- This Meriwether is located in Baldwin County and lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Meriwether that is located in McCormick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Meriwether.
- Montana
- Glacier County
- This Meriwether is located in Glacier County and lies 1,877 miles [3,020.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Meriwether that is located in McCormick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Glacier County community of Meriwether.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Meriwether ...
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.
- Camelot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Chimney Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
- Chimney Hill is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Creek View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creek View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
- Creek View is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Dents Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dents Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Ferry
- Dents Ferry is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Evans
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans
- Evans is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Evans <4>
- Evans Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evans Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
- Evans Mill is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Fernbrook
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Forest Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek
- Forest Creek is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Furys Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Furys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furys Ferry
- Furys Ferry is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Millers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Millers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossroads
- Millers Crossroads is located in Edgefield County
- Morgana
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Meriwether to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Meriwether to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Meriwether and extending to:
- McCormick, which is the Seat of McCormick County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Meriwether to McCormick, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 460 miles [740.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,348 miles [10,216.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,924 miles [7,924.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Meriwether. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Meriwether 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- Meriwether) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Meriwether. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6529, Longitude: -82.1596 In this case, the coordinates for Meriwether 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Meriwether to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.958 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.172 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.452 degrees. |