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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 Allen Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Allen Hills 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 Allen Hills:
- 34.518162, -82.641522
- 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 Allen Hills
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Allen Hills is near Hart County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hart County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens 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 Allen Hills
Communities Also Named Allen Hills ...
We found one communities that are also named Allen Hills.
Within South Carolina, the name Allen Hills is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Allen Hills in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Allen Hills is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Allen Hills that is located in Anderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Allen Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Allen Hills ...
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.
- Cedarwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Cedarwood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarwood
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cherokee Farms
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Cherokee Farms is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Farms
- Evergreen Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Evergreen Hills is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Hills
- Fox Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Valley is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Valley
- Green Acres
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Green Acres is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Heather Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Heather Heights is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heather Heights
- Heritage Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heritage Hills is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Heritage Trace is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Trace
- Holly Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holly Creek is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Creek
- Homeland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Homeland Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeland Park
- Kings Court
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Kings Court is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Court
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Kingswood Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Kingswood Terrace is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood Terrace
- Long Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Long Meadows is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Meadows
- Lyonswood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Lyonswood is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonswood
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Pinecrest is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Spring Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Park is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Park
- Sweet Gum Trail
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Sweet Gum Trail is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Gum Trail
- Twin Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Twin Lakes is located in Anderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Allen Hills 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 Allen Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Allen Hills and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Allen Hills to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 433 miles [696.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,030 miles [11,313.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Allen Hills) 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 Allen Hills 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 Allen Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5182, Longitude: -82.6415 In this case, the coordinates for Allen Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.257 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.639 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.407 degrees. |
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