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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 Mixville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mixville 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 Mixville:
- 33.542082, -81.816222
- 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 Mixville
- 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Since Mixville is near Edgefield County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Mixville
Communities Also Named Mixville ...
We found one communities that are also named Mixville.
Within South Carolina, the name Mixville is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Mixville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Mixville is located in New Haven County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mixville that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Mixville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mixville ...
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.
- Bath
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Big Cone Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Big Cone Ridge is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Cone Ridge
- Clearwater
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deerwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Deerwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Foxchase
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Foxchase is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Gloverville
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Graniteville
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Gregg Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gregg Park is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
- Heathwood Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Heathwood Park is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood Park
- Hidden Haven
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Haven is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Haven
- Horse Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Horse Creek is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Creek
- Huntcliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Johnstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Johnstown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnstown
- Pinecrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Pinecrest is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Rainbow Falls
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Rainbow Falls is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
- Sandlewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sandlewood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
- Stone Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Stone Gap is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Gap
- Willow Springs Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Willow Springs Park is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Park
- Wood Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Wood Valley is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
How Far From Mixville 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 Mixville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mixville and extending to:
- Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Mixville to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 455 miles [732.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mixville) 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mixville 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 Mixville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5421, Longitude: -81.8162 In this case, the coordinates for Mixville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.759 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.928 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.352 degrees. |
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