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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 Berry Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Berry Hill 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 Berry Hill:
- 32.775732, -80.172596
- 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 Berry 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 Charleston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- Since Berry Hill is near Dorchester County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Berry Hill
Communities Also Named Berry Hill ...
We found three communities that are also named Berry Hill.
Within South Carolina, the name Berry Hill is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Missouri
- Barton County
- Although located in Barton County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barton County community of Berry Hill.
- Tennessee
- Davidson County
- This Berry Hill is located in Davidson County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Berry Hill that is located in Charleston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Berry Hill.
- Virginia
- Pittsylvania County
- This Berry Hill is located in Pittsylvania County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km]<1> to the north of the Berry Hill that is located in Charleston County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsylvania County community of Berry Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Berry 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.
- Baptist Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Baptist Hill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
- Hickory Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Hill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Johns Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Johns Island Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Johns Island Ferry is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Island Ferry
- Limehouse Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Limehouse Station is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehouse Station
- New Cut Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- New Cut Landing is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut Landing
- Point Pleasant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Point Pleasant is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Ponderosa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Ponderosa is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
- Red Top
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Red Top is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
- Sandy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy
- Shell Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Shell Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
How Far From Berry Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Berry Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Berry Hill and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Berry Hill to Charleston, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 457 miles [735.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Berry Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Berry 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 Berry Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7757, Longitude: -80.1726 In this case, the coordinates for Berry Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.821 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.739 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.957 degrees. |
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