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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 Booker Washington Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Booker Washington Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Booker Washington Heights
- 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 Booker Washington Heights:
- 34.030432, -81.022591
- 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 Booker Washington Heights
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Booker Washington Heights is near Lexington County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Booker Washington Heights
Communities Also Named Booker Washington Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named Booker Washington Heights.
Within South Carolina, the name Booker Washington Heights is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Booker Washington Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Booker Washington Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Booker Washington Heights that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Booker Washington Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Booker Washington Heights ...
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.
- Apple Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Apple Valley is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Arthurtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Brickyard Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Butchertown ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Butchertown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Crane Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Crane Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Forest
- Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cross Roads is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Dentsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dutch Square
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dutch Square is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Square
- Dutchbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Dutchbrook is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchbrook
- Elm Abode
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Elm Abode is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Abode
- Emerald Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emerald Valley is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
- Evergreen Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Evergreen Park is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Forest Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Forest Trace is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Trace
- Foxhall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Foxhall is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Frost
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Frost is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
- Gregg Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gregg Park is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
- Happytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Happytown is located in Lexington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happytown
- Heathwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Heathwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
- Jiggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Jiggs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
- Kingswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kingswood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Lakeview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Meadow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Meadow Lake is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Munster
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Munster is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
- Ravenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Riverbanks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Riverbanks is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbanks
- Riverside Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Riverside Forest is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Forest
- Rockbridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Rockbridge is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Rockgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Rockgate is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgate
- Rosewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Rosewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Sandwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sandwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwood
How Far From Booker Washington Heights 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 Booker Washington Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Booker Washington Heights and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the south southwest (SSW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Booker Washington Heights to White House, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Booker Washington Heights) 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 Booker Washington Heights 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 Booker Washington Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0304, Longitude: -81.0226 In this case, the coordinates for Booker Washington Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.316 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.489 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.919 degrees. |
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