Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brockington Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brockington Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brockington 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 Brockington Heights:
- 34.097930, -81.058703
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Brockington 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:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Brockington Heights is near Lexington County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lexington County
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Brockington Heights ...
We found one communities that share the name Brockington Heights.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Brockington Heights.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Darlington County
- This Brockington Heights is located in Darlington County and lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the east of the Brockington Heights that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Brockington Heights.
- Darlington County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brockington 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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Apple Valley is located in Richland County
- Crane Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crane Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Forest
- Crane Forest is located in Richland County
- Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Cross Roads is located in Richland County
- Elm Abode
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Emerald Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Emerald Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
- Emerald Valley is located in Richland County
- Evergreen Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
- Evergreen Park is located in Richland County
- Frost
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Acres is located in Richland County
- Jiggs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kingswood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Lost Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in Richland County
- Meadow Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lake
- Meadow Lake is located in Richland County
- Munster
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Riverside Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverside Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Forest
- Riverside Forest is located in Richland County
- Rockgate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kingswood
How Far From Brockington Heights 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 Brockington Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brockington Heights and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the South.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the south (S).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Brockington 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 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brockington Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Richland County: www.richlandonline.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brockington Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brockington Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0979, Longitude: -81.0587 In this case, the coordinates for Brockington Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Brockington Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.338 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.523 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.914 degrees. |