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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 Mimms Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mimms Crossroads 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 Mimms Crossroads:
    • 33.939049, -79.911459
    • 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 Mimms Crossroads
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mimms Crossroads ...

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.

  • Central Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Crossroads
    • Central Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Coward
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hamville ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hamville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamville
    • Hamville is located in Florence County
  • Hebron Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Crossroads
    • Hebron Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Hobbs Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
    • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
  • Hogeye Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hogeye Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeye Crossroads
    • Hogeye Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jones Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
    • Jones Crossroads is located in Florence County
  • Kennedy Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
    • Kennedy Park is located in Florence County
  • Lake City
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Moore Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
    • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Pleasant Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Sumter County
  • Sparrows Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sparrows Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparrows Crossroads
    • Sparrows Crossroads is located in Florence County
  • Trinity Cross Roads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cross Roads
    • Trinity Cross Roads is located in Sumter County
  • Union Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
    • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Mimms Crossroads and extending to:

  • Florence, which is the Seat of Florence County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mimms Crossroads to Florence, with an average speed<4> 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 64 miles [103 km] to the west (W). 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 377 miles [606.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,236 miles [10,035.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mimms Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Florence County: www.florenceco.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mimms Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mimms Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9390, Longitude: -79.9115       In this case, the coordinates for Mimms Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Mimms Crossroads 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 309.688 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.754 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.529 degrees.









 

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