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34.727875, -83.002373
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We found five communities that are also named Phinney.
Within South Carolina, the name Phinney is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Illinois
Champaign County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Phinney [Champaign County].
Nevada
Nye County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Phinney.
South Dakota
Custer County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Phinney [Custer County].
Washington
Island County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Phinney [Island County].
King County
This Phinney is located in King County and lies 2,201 miles [3,542.2 km]<3> to the northwest of the Phinney that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Phinney.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Phinney ...
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.
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 Phinney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Phinney and extending to:
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Phinney to Columbia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Phinney 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.
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Phinney, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Phinney) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<4>
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.
<5>
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 Phinney 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 Phinney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7279, Longitude: -83.0024 In this case, the coordinates for Phinney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.472 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.917 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.493 degrees.