Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Paxville:
  • 33.738607, -80.357272
  • 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 Paxville

• 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 Clarendon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
  • Since Paxville is near Sumter County and also Orangeburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg 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 Paxville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Paxville ...

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.

• Green Acres
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Green Acres is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• James Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • James Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Crossroads
• Juneville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Juneville is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneville
• Kingman Heights
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Kingman Heights is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman Heights
• Privateer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Privateer is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
• Rainbow Falls
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Rainbow Falls is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Falls
• Shady Grove
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Shady Grove is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Silver
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Silver is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Silver
  • From Paxville to Silver
• Stokes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Stokes is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Tiller Circle
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Tiller Circle is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Circle
• Trinity Cross Roads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Trinity Cross Roads is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cross Roads
• Twin Lakes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Paxville and extending to:

• Manning, which is the Seat of Clarendon County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Paxville to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,956 miles [11,194.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'