Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Six Mile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Six Mile and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Six Mile
- 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 Six Mile:
- 34.807672, -82.820313
- 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 Six Mile
- 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 Pickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Since Six Mile is near Oconee County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Six Mile ...
We found ten communities that share the name Six Mile.
Within South Carolina, the name Six Mile is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb 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 Alabama community of Six Mile [Bibb County].
- Morgan County
- This Six Mile is located in Morgan County and lies 225 miles [362.1 km]<2> to the west of the Six Mile that is located in Pickens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Six Mile.
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Missouri
- Montana
- Ohio
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Six Mile ...
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.
- Beverly
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Camelot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Cateechee
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Central
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
- Central is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,452 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Central
- From Six Mile to Central
- Cherokee Gardens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Gardens
- Cherokee Gardens is located in Oconee County
- Crow Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Crow Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Creek
- Crow Creek is located in Pickens County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Crow Creek
- From Six Mile to Crow Creek
- Enchanted Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enchanted Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Hills
- Enchanted Hills is located in Oconee County
- Liberty
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,150 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Liberty
- From Six Mile to Liberty
- Meadow Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in Pickens County
- Meadow Rose
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Rose have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Rose
- Meadow Rose is located in Pickens County
- Nine Times
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Nine Times. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
- Nine Times is located in Pickens County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Nine Times
- From Six Mile to Nine Times
- Old Pickens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Old Pickens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Pickens
- Old Pickens is located in Oconee County
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- Pearidge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Pickens
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Pickens is located in Pickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Pickens
- From Six Mile to Pickens
- Rosewood Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rosewood Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood Heights
- Rosewood Heights is located in Pickens County
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Pickens County
- Skyview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Stone Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Haven
- Stone Haven is located in Oconee County
- Sugar Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
- Sugar Hill is located in Oconee County
- Terrapin Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrapin Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Crossroads
- Terrapin Crossroads is located in Pickens County
- Pearidge
How Far From Six Mile 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 Six Mile to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Six Mile and extending to:
- Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Six Mile to Columbia, with an average speed<7>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 426 miles [685.6 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<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,323 miles [10,175.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,026 miles [11,307.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Six Mile. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Pickens County: www.co.pickens.sc.us/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 Six Mile 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> | 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- Six Mile) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Six Mile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8077, Longitude: -82.8203 |
| <3> | 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 Six Mile, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Six Mile to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.367 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.808 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.40 degrees. |