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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 Vinegar Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Vinegar Hill and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Vinegar Hill:
    • 34.171281, -78.820300
    • 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 Vinegar Hill
  • 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
    • Since Vinegar Hill is near Horry County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Horry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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 Vinegar Hill

Communities Also Named Vinegar Hill ...

We found eight communities that are also named Vinegar Hill.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Vinegar Hill.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Beaufort County
      • This Vinegar Hill is located in Beaufort County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Vinegar Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maryland
      • Cecil County
      • This Vinegar Hill is located in Cecil County and lies 408 miles [656.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cecil County community of Vinegar Hill.
    • Missouri
      • Butler County
      • This Vinegar Hill is located in Butler County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Vinegar Hill.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Vinegar Hill lies 1,054 miles [1,696.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Columbus County.
    • New York
      • Kings County
      • This Vinegar Hill is located in Kings County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Vinegar Hill.
    • Ontario
      • This Vinegar Hill lies 770 miles [1,239.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Columbus County.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Vinegar Hill is located in Sullivan County and lies 247 miles [397.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Vinegar Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Charlottesville City
      • This Vinegar Hill is located in Charlottesville City and lies 267 miles [429.7 km]<1> to the north of the Vinegar Hill that is located in Columbus County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlottesville City community of Vinegar Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Vinegar Hill ...

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.

  • Cribb Town
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
  • Glenn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Glenn is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
  • Howard
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Howard is located in Horry County (SC)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
  • Ironhill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Ironhill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironhill
  • Needmore
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Needmore is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
  • New Life
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • New Life is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Life
  • Nobles Crossing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Nobles Crossing is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Crossing
  • Roseland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Roseland is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
  • Sandy Plain
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Sandy Plain is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plain
  • Snowhill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Snowhill is located in Columbus County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowhill

How Far From Vinegar Hill to ...

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 include the distance from a community such as Vinegar Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Vinegar Hill and extending to:

  • Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Vinegar Hill to Whiteville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Vinegar Hill) 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 Vinegar Hill 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 Vinegar Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1713, Longitude: -78.8203       In this case, the coordinates for Vinegar Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.077 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.087 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.056 degrees.