Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mitchellville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mitchellville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mitchellville
- 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 Mitchellville:
- 32.461855, -80.992053
- 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 Mitchellville
- 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 Jasper County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Since Mitchellville is near Beaufort County and also Effingham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- eBird sighting report for Effingham 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 Mitchellville ...
We found ten communities that share the name Mitchellville.
Within South Carolina, the name Mitchellville is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Calhoun County
- This Mitchellville is located in Calhoun County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mitchellville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Mitchellville.
- Arkansas
- Desha County
- This Mitchellville is located in Desha County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Mitchellville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Desha County community of Mitchellville.
- Indiana
- Marion County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Mitchellville [Marion County].
- Iowa
- Polk County
- This Mitchellville is located in Polk County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mitchellville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Mitchellville.
- Kansas
- Hamilton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mitchellville [Hamilton County].
- Stanton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Mitchellville [Stanton County].
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Mitchellville is located in Prince George's County and lies 505 miles [812.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mitchellville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Mitchellville.
- Missouri
- Harrison County
- This Mitchellville is located in Harrison County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mitchellville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Mitchellville.
- Ontario
- This Mitchellville lies 868 miles [1,396.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mitchellville that is located in Jasper County.
- Tennessee
- Sumner County
- This Mitchellville is located in Sumner County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Mitchellville that is located in Jasper County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumner County community of Mitchellville.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mitchellville ...
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.
- Cherry Point Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Point Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Point Landing
- Cherry Point Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Copp Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copp Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copp Landing
- Copp Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Ebenezer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Grahamville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Grahamville is located in Jasper County
- Groover Landing
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groover Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groover Landing
- Groover Landing is located in Jasper County
- Irongate
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east) - Jasper
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Old House
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Pleasant Farm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Farm
- Pleasant Farm is located in Beaufort County
- Quail Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Beaufort County
- Ricetown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - River Reach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Reach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Reach
- River Reach is located in Beaufort County
- Sisters Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sisters Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sisters Ferry
- Sisters Ferry is located in Effingham County (GA)
- Switzerland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzerland have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland
- Switzerland is located in Jasper County
How Far From Mitchellville 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 Mitchellville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mitchellville and extending to:
- Ridgeland, which is the Seat of Jasper County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Mitchellville to Columbia, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 496 miles [798.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mitchellville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jasper County: www.jaspercountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mitchellville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mitchellville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.4619, Longitude: -80.9921 In this case, the coordinates for Mitchellville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mitchellville 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. |
| <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 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 Mitchellville 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 310.268 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.209 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.337 degrees. |