Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Middendorf:
  • 34.521821, -80.162846
  • 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 Middendorf

• 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
  • Since Middendorf is near Darlington County and also Kershaw 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 Kershaw 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 Middendorf

Curious and Interesting Names Near Middendorf ...

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.

• Big Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Big Springs is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
• Clyde
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Clyde is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
• Green Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Green Hill is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Greenplains ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Greenplains is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
• Hartsville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Hartsville is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartsville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,479 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hartsville <1>
• Hillcrest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Hillcrest is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
• Hunts Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Hunts Crossroads is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Crossroads
• Junction ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Junction is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Kellytown
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Kellytown is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
• Patrick
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Patrick is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick <1>
• Pine Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• Tabernacle ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Tabernacle is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
• Tanglewood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Tanglewood is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

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

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

• Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Middendorf to Chesterfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 348 miles [560.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,797 miles [7,720 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'