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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 Carolina Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carolina Heights 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 Carolina Heights:
- 33.487081, -81.958726
- 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 Carolina 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Since Carolina Heights is near Richmond County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 Carolina Heights
Communities Also Named Carolina Heights ...
We found three communities that are also named Carolina Heights.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Carolina Heights.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Greenville County
- This Carolina Heights is located in Greenville County and lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Carolina Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Carolina Heights.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Pitt County
- This Carolina Heights is located in Pitt County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Carolina Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Carolina Heights.
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Carolina Heights [Kanawha County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carolina 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.
- Clearwater
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Crestdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crestdale is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestdale
- Crestland
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Crestland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crestland
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Gordon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Gordon Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Park
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Greenfield is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Hillside Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Hillside Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- National Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rose Hill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Schultz Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Schultz Hill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Hill
- Summer Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Summer Hill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Summerville is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Sunset Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Sunset Heights is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
- Willow Springs Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Springs Park is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Park
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Woodlawn is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Carolina 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 Carolina Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carolina Heights and extending to:
- Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carolina Heights to Aiken, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day 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 63 miles [101.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,346 miles [10,212.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,922 miles [7,921.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Carolina Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Carolina Heights could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Carolina 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 Carolina Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4871, Longitude: -81.9587 In this case, the coordinates for Carolina Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.839 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.012 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.42 degrees. |
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