Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Speaks Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Speaks Mill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Speaks Mill

• 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 Speaks Mill:
  • 32.772947, -81.143438
  • 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Speaks Mill

• 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 Hampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton County
  • Since Speaks Mill is near Jasper County and also Allendale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allendale 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Speaks Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Speaks Mill ...

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.

• Crocketville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Crocketville is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crocketville <1>
• Dukes
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Dukes is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
• Grays
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grays is located in Jasper County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays
• Halls Mill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Halls Mill is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mill
• Hickory Hill ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Horsegall
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Horsegall is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsegall
• Lena
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Lena is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
• Nixville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Nixville is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixville
• Peeples ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Peeples is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
• Pond Town
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
• Steep Bottom ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Steep Bottom is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steep Bottom
• Stokes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Stokes is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Valentine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Valentine is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine

How Far From Speaks Mill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Speaks Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Speaks Mill and extending to:

• Hampton, which is the Seat of Hampton County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Speaks Mill to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 481 miles [774.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,343 miles [10,208.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'