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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 Berkeley Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berkeley Hills 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 Berkeley Hills:
    • 32.917952, -80.005087
    • 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 Berkeley 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
    • Since Berkeley Hills is near Charleston County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Berkeley Hills

Communities Also Named Berkeley Hills ...

We found four communities that are also named Berkeley Hills.

Within South Carolina, the name Berkeley Hills is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Gwinnett County
      • This Berkeley Hills is located in Gwinnett County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Berkeley Hills that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Berkeley Hills.
    • Kansas
      • Lyon County
      • This Berkeley Hills is located in Lyon County and lies 982 miles [1,580.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Berkeley Hills that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Berkeley Hills.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Berkeley Hills is located in Allegheny County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km]<1> to the north of the Berkeley Hills that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Berkeley Hills.
    • Virginia
      • Williamsburg City
      • This Berkeley Hills is located in Williamsburg City and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Berkeley Hills that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg City community of Berkeley Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Berkeley 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.

  • Dominion Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Dominion Hills is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
  • Ferndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ferndale is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Forestdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Forestdale is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Gold Cup Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gold Cup Springs is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Cup Springs
  • Harbour Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Harbour Lake is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Lake
  • Lakeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Liberty Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Hills is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
  • Liberty Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Liberty Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
  • Oak Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Shady Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Shady Grove is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Singing Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Singing Pines is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Pines
  • Wildwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Wildwood is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Berkeley Hills 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 Berkeley Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Berkeley Hills to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 95 miles [152.9 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,286 miles [10,116.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,858 miles [7,818.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Berkeley 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 Berkeley 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 Berkeley Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9180, Longitude: -80.0051       In this case, the coordinates for Berkeley Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.731 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.656 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.857 degrees.