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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Twelvemile, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Twelvemile and the surrounding area.
- 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 Twelvemile:
- 33.823223, -79.211712
- 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 Twelvemile
- 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 Horry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Horry County
- Since Twelvemile is near Marion County and also Georgetown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 Twelvemile
Communities Also Named Twelvemile ...
We found one communities that are also named Twelvemile.
Within South Carolina, the name Twelvemile is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Twelvemile in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Madison County
- This Twelvemile is located in Madison County and lies 671 miles [1,079.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Twelvemile that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Twelvemile.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Twelvemile ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Dog Bluff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Dog Bluff is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Bluff
- Gilbert Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Crossroads
- Hughes Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Landing is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
- Jonestown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Jonestown is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jordanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Jordanville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Juniper Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper Bay is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Bay
- Knotty Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Knotty Branch is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotty Branch
- Longwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mary is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Ned Swamp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ned Swamp is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned Swamp
- Park Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Park Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Pee Dee Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Pee Dee Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee Crossroads
- Sand Ridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Sand Ridge is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Toddville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Toddville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
How Far From Twelvemile 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 Twelvemile to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Twelvemile and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Twelvemile to Conway, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 370 miles [595.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Twelvemile) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Twelvemile to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Twelvemile. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8232, Longitude: -79.2117 In this case, the coordinates for Twelvemile have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.297 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.288 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.306 degrees. |
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