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We found one communities that are also named Williams Estates.
Within South Carolina, the name Williams Estates is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Williams Estates in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Maryland
Williams Estates, Baltimore County
This Williams Estates is located in Baltimore County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Williams Estates that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Williams Estates.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Williams Estates ...
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.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers included the distance from a community such as Williams Estates to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williams Estates and extending to:
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Williams Estates to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 352 miles [566.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,218 miles [10,006.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
GPS Coordinates for Williams Estates: Decimal: 34.33071, -79.892563 DDMMSS: 34° 19' 50", -79° 53' 33"
<2>
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- Williams Estates) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
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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.
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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 Williams Estates 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 Williams Estates. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3307, Longitude: -79.8926 In this case, the coordinates for Williams Estates have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.678 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.799 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.406 degrees.