Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mullins, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mullins and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mullins
- 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 Mullins:
- 34.205644, -79.254595
- 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 Mullins
- 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Mullins is near Horry County and also Dillon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Horry County
- eBird sighting report for Dillon 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 Mullins ...
We found five communities that share the name Mullins.
Within South Carolina, the name Mullins is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Illinois
- Kentucky
- Tennessee
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mullins ...
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.
- Cartwheel Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwheel Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwheel Landing
- Cartwheel Landing is located in Horry County
- Floyds Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyds Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyds Crossroads
- Floyds Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Floyds Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Floyds Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyds Ferry
- Floyds Ferry is located in Horry County
- Fork
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork
- Fork is located in Dillon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fork <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Fork
- From Mullins to Fork
- Gapway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Marion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,200 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marion
- From Mullins to Marion
- May Hilltop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for May Hilltop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hilltop
- May Hilltop is located in Dillon County
- Pitch Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pitch Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitch Landing
- Pitch Landing is located in Horry County
- Polecat Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polecat Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polecat Landing
- Polecat Landing is located in Horry County
- Rains
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rains is located in Marion County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rains <4>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Rains
- From Mullins to Rains
- Spring Branch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
- Spring Branch is located in Marion County
- Squires
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Zion
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Mullins 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 city such as Mullins to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mullins and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Mullins to Columbia, with an average speed<5>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 346 miles [556.8 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mullins: www.mullinssc.us/
The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.sc.us/
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- Mullins) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mullins. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2056, Longitude: -79.2546 |
| <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 Mullins 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> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mullins to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.32 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.37 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.206 degrees. |