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33.825424, -81.477603
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We found ten communities that are also named Samaria.
Within South Carolina, the name Samaria is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Chilton County
This Samaria is located in Chilton County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the west of the Samaria that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chilton County community of Samaria.
Idaho
Oneida County
This Samaria is located in Oneida County and lies 1,763 miles [2,837.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Samaria that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oneida County community of Samaria.
Indiana
Johnson County
This Samaria is located in Johnson County and lies 465 miles [748.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Samaria that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Samaria.
Kansas
Montgomery 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 Kansas community of Samaria [Montgomery County].
Kentucky
Greenup County
This Samaria is located in Greenup County and lies 327 miles [526.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Samaria that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenup County community of Samaria.
Michigan
Monroe County
This Samaria is located in Monroe County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the north of the Samaria that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Samaria.
North Carolina
Nash County
This Samaria is located in Nash County and lies 233 miles [375 km]<1> to the northeast of the Samaria that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nash County community of Samaria.
Tennessee
Putnam County
This Samaria is located in Putnam County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the northwest of the Samaria that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Samaria.
Texas
Navarro County
This Samaria is located in Navarro County and lies 857 miles [1,379.2 km]<1> to the west of the Samaria that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navarro County community of Samaria.
West Virginia
Marion County
This Samaria is located in Marion County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the north of the Samaria that is located in Lexington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Samaria.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Samaria ...
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 Samaria to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Samaria and extending to:
Lexington, which is the Seat of Lexington County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Samaria to Lexington, 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 five to six hours.
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 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 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 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,886 miles [7,863.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- Samaria) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Samaria 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>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Samaria 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 Samaria. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8254, Longitude: -81.4776 In this case, the coordinates for Samaria have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.572 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.753 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.148 degrees.