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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 Palmerville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmerville 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 Palmerville:
- 33.254056, -79.647570
- 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 Palmerville
- 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Palmerville is near Georgetown County and also Williamsburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg 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 Palmerville
Communities Also Named Palmerville ...
We found two communities that are also named Palmerville.
Within South Carolina, the name Palmerville is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Palmerville is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Palmerville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Palmerville.
- North Carolina
- Stanly County
- This Palmerville is located in Stanly County and lies 152 miles [244.6 km]<1> to the north of the Palmerville that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Palmerville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmerville ...
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.
- Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Creek is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Farewell Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Farewell Corner is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farewell Corner
- Honey Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Honey Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
- Jamestown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Newland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Newland is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Newland
- Oak Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Oak Corner is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Corner
- Pitch Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Pitch Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitch Landing
- Pleasant Hill Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Price Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Price Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Landing
- Tiger Corner ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tiger Corner is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiger Corner
- Turkey Pond
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Turkey Pond is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Pond
How Far From Palmerville 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 Palmerville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palmerville and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Palmerville to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 415 miles [667.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). 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 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,941 miles [11,170.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Palmerville) 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 Palmerville 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 Palmerville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2541, Longitude: -79.6476 In this case, the coordinates for Palmerville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.536 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.481 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.632 degrees. |
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