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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 Brandon Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brandon 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 Brandon Hills:
    • 33.971822, -80.971202
    • 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 Brandon 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Brandon Hills 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 Brandon Hills

Communities Also Named Brandon Hills ...

We found one communities that are also named Brandon Hills.

Within South Carolina, the name Brandon Hills is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Brandon Hills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Brandon Hills is located in Hillsborough County and lies 422 miles [679.1 km]<1> to the south of the Brandon Hills that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Brandon Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brandon 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.

  • Arthurtown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Arthurtown is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
  • Childs
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Childs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Galaxy
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Galaxy is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy
  • Gordon Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Gordon Springs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
  • Gregg Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Gregg Park is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
  • Heathwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Heathwood is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Heritage Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Lakeview
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lakeview is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Meadowfield
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Meadowfield is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowfield
  • Mountain Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Brook is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Rosewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Rosewood is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Starlite
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Starlite is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlite
  • Yorkshire
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Yorkshire is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

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

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

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Brandon Hills to White House, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Brandon 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 Brandon 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 Brandon Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9718, Longitude: -80.9712       In this case, the coordinates for Brandon Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.286 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.446 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.916 degrees.