Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Nimmons, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Nimmons and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Nimmons

• 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 Nimmons:
  • 34.990108, -82.838472
  • 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 Nimmons

• 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
  • Since Nimmons is near Transylvania County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Nimmons

Communities Also Named Nimmons ...

We found one communities that are also named Nimmons.

Within South Carolina, the name Nimmons is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Nimmons in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Arkansas
    • Clay County
    • This Nimmons is located in Clay County and lies 417 miles [671.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Nimmons that is located in Pickens County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Nimmons.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Nimmons ...

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.

• Cane Brake
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Cane Brake is located in Transylvania County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
• Crow Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
• Knob ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Knob is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
• Line Runner Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Line Runner Ridge is located in Transylvania County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Line Runner Ridge
• Nine Times
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Nine Times is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
• Pleasant View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Prices Store ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Prices Store is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
• Ridge Haven
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Ridge Haven is located in Transylvania County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Haven
• Rocky Bottom
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
• Round Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Round Mountain is located in Transylvania County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Mountain
• Sunset
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Sunset is located in Pickens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunset <2>

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

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

• Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Nimmons to Pickens, with an average speed<3> 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'