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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 Mountville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mountville 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 Mountville:
    • 34.362687, -81.967697
    • 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 Mountville
  • 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 Mountville ...

We found eight communities that share the name Mountville.

Within South Carolina, the name Mountville is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Troup County
      • This Mountville is located in Troup County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Mountville that is located in Laurens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Mountville.
    • Maryland
      • Frederick County
      • This Mountville is located in Frederick County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mountville that is located in Laurens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Mountville.
    • Minnesota
      • Sibley 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 Minnesota community of Mountville [Sibley County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Mountville lies 1,205 miles [1,939.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountville that is located in Laurens County.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Mountville lies 1,276 miles [2,053.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountville that is located in Laurens County.
    • Ohio
      • Morgan County
      • This Mountville is located in Morgan County and lies 355 miles [571.3 km]<1> to the north of the Mountville that is located in Laurens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Mountville.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lancaster County
      • This Mountville is located in Lancaster County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Mountville that is located in Laurens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Mountville.
    • Virginia
      • Loudoun County
      • This Mountville is located in Loudoun County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Mountville that is located in Laurens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudoun County community of Mountville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mountville ...

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.

  • Chiles Ferry
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chiles Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles Ferry
    • Chiles Ferry is located in Laurens County
  • Cold Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cross Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Greenwood
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Laurens County
  • Harbor Heights
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Heights
    • Harbor Heights is located in Greenwood County
  • Harris Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Springs
    • Harris Springs is located in Laurens County
  • Isle of Pines
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Isle of Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Isle of Pines
    • Isle of Pines is located in Laurens County
  • Lake Shores
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
    • Lake Shores is located in Greenwood County
  • Lisbon ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lisbon. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
    • Lisbon is located in Laurens County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Lisbon
    • From Mountville to Lisbon
  • Lydia Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lydia Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lydia Mills
    • Lydia Mills is located in Laurens County
  • Mudlick
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mudlick. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudlick
    • Mudlick is located in Newberry County
    • Google driving directions:
    • From your current location to Mudlick
    • From Mountville to Mudlick
  • Spring Grove ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
    • Spring Grove is located in Laurens County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mountville and extending to:

  • Laurens, which is the Seat of Laurens County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Mountville to Laurens, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,307 miles [10,150.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Laurens County: www.laurenscountysc.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mountville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mountville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3627, Longitude: -81.9677    
<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 Mountville 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<6>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.
<7>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 Mountville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.863 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.164 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.188 degrees.




 

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