Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sugar Mill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugar Mill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sugar 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 Sugar Mill:
- 34.882617, -82.259559
- 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 Sugar 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Sugar Mill is near Spartanburg County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Sugar Mill ...
We found one communities that share the name Sugar Mill.
Within South Carolina, the name Sugar Mill is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Sugar Mill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Brazoria County
- Although located in Brazoria County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Sugar Mill.
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugar 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.
- Cane Brake
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Brake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
- Cane Brake is located in Greenville County
- Chick Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Chick Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chick Springs
- Chick Springs is located in Greenville County
- Dove Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Green Fields
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
- Green Fields is located in Greenville County
- Green Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Forest is located in Greenville County
- Grey Fox Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grey Fox Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grey Fox Run
- Grey Fox Run is located in Greenville County
- Groveland Dell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groveland Dell have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groveland Dell
- Groveland Dell is located in Greenville County
- Kings ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Kingsgate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Lakeview Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Greenville County
- Maple
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Mountain Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
- Oak Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Pleasant Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Riverdowns
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdowns have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
- Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
- Rosedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Silver Leaf
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
- Sugar Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
- Mountain Brook
How Far From Sugar 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 Sugar Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Sugar Mill and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<3> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Sugar Mill to Columbia, with an average speed<4>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 6 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 399 miles [642.1 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,296 miles [10,132.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sugar Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Sugar Mill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sugar Mill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8826, Longitude: -82.2596 In this case, the coordinates for Sugar Mill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Sugar Mill 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 311.041 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.443 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.158 degrees. |