Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in State Farm, we use the following websites to find information relevant to State Farm and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for State Farm
- 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 State Farm:
- 34.096819, -80.577305
- 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 State Farm
- 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Since State Farm is near Kershaw County and also Richland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
- eBird sighting report for Richland 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 State Farm ...
We found one communities that share the name State Farm.
Within South Carolina, the name State Farm is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named State Farm in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Plymouth 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 Massachusetts community of State Farm [Plymouth County].
- Massachusetts
Curious and Interesting Names Near State Farm ...
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.
- Beaver Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Kershaw County
- Catchall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Cedar Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Kershaw County
- Ellerbees Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerbees Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbees Mill
- Ellerbees Mill is located in Sumter County
- English ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Green Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Kershaw County
- Hillcrest
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Leesburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Meadow View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Meadow View is located in Kershaw County
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- Paint Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Hill
- Paint Hill is located in Kershaw County
- Pecan Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
- Pecan Grove is located in Kershaw County
- Pecan Orchard
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecan Orchard have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Orchard
- Pecan Orchard is located in Kershaw County
- Sanders Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Corner
- Sanders Corner is located in Sumter County
- Spears Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spears Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Creek
- Spears Creek is located in Kershaw County
- Tickle Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tickle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickle Hill
- Tickle Hill is located in Kershaw County
- Paint Hill
How Far From State Farm 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 State Farm to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of State Farm once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in State Farm and extending to:
- Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<4> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from State Farm to Sumter, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 27 miles [43.5 km] to the west southwest (WSW). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 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 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,259 miles [10,072.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,952 miles [11,188.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,834 miles [7,779.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Sumter County: www.sumtercountysc.org/
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 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 State Farm 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> | 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. |
| <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 State Farm, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- State Farm) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in State Farm. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0968, Longitude: -80.5773 In this case, the coordinates for State Farm have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 State Farm to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.064 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.209 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.732 degrees. |