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we pass this GPS location for Saint Pauls:
33.576002, -79.185601
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We found six communities that share the name Saint Pauls.
Within South Carolina, the name Saint Pauls is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, three are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maryland
Baltimore County
This Saint Pauls is located in Baltimore County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Saint Pauls that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Saint Pauls.
Montana
Chouteau County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Saint Pauls [Chouteau County].
Newfoundland and Labrador
This Saint Pauls lies 1,563 miles [2,515.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Pauls that is located in Georgetown County.
North Carolina
Robeson County
This Saint Pauls is located in Robeson County and lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the north of the Saint Pauls that is located in Georgetown County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robeson County community of Saint Pauls.
Nova Scotia
This Saint Pauls lies 1,200 miles [1,931.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Saint Pauls that is located in Georgetown County.
Ontario
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of Saint Pauls.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Pauls ...
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.
Blue Heron (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Heron have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Saint Pauls to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Saint Pauls and extending to:
Georgetown, which is the Seat of Georgetown County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Pauls to Georgetown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 110 miles [177 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 386 miles [621.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,907 miles [11,115.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Saint Pauls) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Saint Pauls. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5760, Longitude: -79.1856 In this case, the coordinates for Saint Pauls have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Saint Pauls 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 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 Saint Pauls to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.282 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.235 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.37 degrees.