Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Simmonsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Simmonsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Simmonsville
- 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 Simmonsville:
- 33.419612, -79.178101
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Simmonsville
- 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 Georgetown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
- Since Simmonsville is near Horry County and also Williamsburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Horry County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Simmonsville ...
We found six communities that share the name Simmonsville.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Simmonsville.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Berkeley County
- This Simmonsville is located in Berkeley County and lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Simmonsville that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Simmonsville.
- Berkeley County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Mississippi
- Pike County
- This Simmonsville is located in Pike County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the west of the Simmonsville that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Simmonsville.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- This Simmonsville is located in Providence County and lies 714 miles [1,149.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Simmonsville that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Providence County community of Simmonsville.
- Texas
- Bell 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 Texas community of Simmonsville [Bell County].
- Newton County
- This Simmonsville is located in Newton County and lies 860 miles [1,384 km]<1> to the west of the Simmonsville that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Simmonsville.
- Virginia
- Craig County
- This Simmonsville is located in Craig County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Simmonsville that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craig County community of Simmonsville.
- Mississippi
Curious and Interesting Names Near Simmonsville ...
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.
- Birds Nest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Birds Nest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birds Nest
- Birds Nest is located in Georgetown County
- Caring Cross Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caring Cross Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caring Cross Ferry
- Caring Cross Ferry is located in Georgetown County
- Chapel Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Creek
- Chapel Creek is located in Georgetown County
- Chapel Creek Villas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapel Creek Villas have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Creek Villas
- Chapel Creek Villas is located in Georgetown County
- Clambank
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Friendfield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendfield
- Friendfield is located in Georgetown County
- Gray Mans Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gray Mans Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray Mans Cove
- Gray Mans Cove is located in Georgetown County
- Marysville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marysville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Georgetown County
- Pringle Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Heights
- Pringle Heights is located in Georgetown County
- Salt Marsh Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Marsh Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Marsh Cove
- Salt Marsh Cove is located in Georgetown County
- True Blue
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Simmonsville 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 community such as Simmonsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Simmonsville and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Georgetown County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Simmonsville 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 396 miles [637.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,227 miles [10,021.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,912 miles [11,123.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Simmonsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Simmonsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Simmonsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4196, Longitude: -79.1781 In this case, the coordinates for Simmonsville 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 Simmonsville 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 Simmonsville 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 309.278 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.207 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.414 degrees. |