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34.841203, -83.190989
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We found eleven communities that share the name Whetstone.
Within South Carolina, the name Whetstone is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Cochise County
This Whetstone is located in Cochise County and lies 1,572 miles [2,529.9 km]<1> to the west of the Whetstone that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cochise County community of Whetstone.
Kentucky
Cumberland County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Whetstone [Cumberland County].
Pulaski County
This Whetstone is located in Pulaski County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Whetstone that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Whetstone.
Maryland
Montgomery County
This Whetstone is located in Montgomery County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Whetstone that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Whetstone.
North Carolina
Granville County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Whetstone [Granville County].
Ohio
Crawford County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Crawford County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Whetstone.
Franklin County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Whetstone [Franklin County].
Morrow County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Whetstone [Morrow County].
Tennessee
Morgan County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Whetstone [Morgan County].
Washington
Columbia County
This Whetstone is located in Columbia County and lies 1,966 miles [3,164 km]<1> to the northwest of the Whetstone that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Whetstone.
West Virginia
Clay County
This Whetstone is located in Clay County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Whetstone that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Whetstone.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Whetstone ...
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.
Brasstown (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brasstown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Whetstone to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Whetstone and extending to:
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Whetstone to Columbia, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Whetstone) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Whetstone. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8412, Longitude: -83.1910 In this case, the coordinates for Whetstone have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Whetstone 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.
<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 Whetstone, 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>
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.
<7>
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 Whetstone to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.586 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.063 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.538 degrees.