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we pass this GPS location for College Heights:
34.380710, -80.060900
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We found 21 communities that are also named College Heights.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named College Heights.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of twenty communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twenty communities, nineteen are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In South Carolina ...
Greenville County
This College Heights is located in Greenville County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the College Heights that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of College Heights.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Coffee County
This College Heights is located in Coffee County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the College Heights that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coffee County community of College Heights.
Alberta
This College Heights lies 2,070 miles [3,331.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the College Heights that is located in Darlington County.
Arkansas
Drew County
This College Heights is located in Drew County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the west of the College Heights that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Drew County community of College Heights.
British Columbia
This College Heights lies 2,454 miles [3,949.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the College Heights that is located in Darlington County.
California
Kern 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 California community of College Heights [Kern County].
San Bernardino County
This College Heights is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,135 miles [3,435.9 km]<1> to the west of the College Heights that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of College Heights.
San Diego County
This College Heights is located in San Diego County and lies 2,120 miles [3,411.8 km] to the west of the College Heights that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of College Heights.
Santa Cruz County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of College Heights [Santa Cruz County].
Colorado
La Plata 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 Colorado community of College Heights [La Plata County].
Florida
Hillsborough County
This College Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the College Heights that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of College Heights.
Georgia
Dougherty 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 Georgia community of College Heights [Dougherty County].
Muscogee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of College Heights [Muscogee County].
Illinois
Saline 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 Illinois community of College Heights [Saline County].
Kentucky
Magoffin County
This College Heights is located in Magoffin County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the College Heights that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Magoffin County community of College Heights.
Warren 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 Kentucky community of College Heights [Warren County].
Maryland
Prince George's County
This College Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the north northeast of the College Heights that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of College Heights.
Pennsylvania
Berks County
This College Heights is located in Berks County and lies 472 miles [759.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the College Heights that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of College Heights.
Tennessee
Putnam County
This College Heights is located in Putnam County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the College Heights that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of College Heights.
Washington 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 Tennessee community of College Heights [Washington County].
Utah
Weber County
This College Heights is located in Weber County and lies 1,791 miles [2,882.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the College Heights that is located in Darlington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of College Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near College 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.
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 College Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in College Heights and extending to:
Darlington, which is the Seat of Darlington County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from College Heights to Darlington, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 354 miles [569.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,224 miles [10,016.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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- College 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 College 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 College 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 College Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3807, Longitude: -80.0609 In this case, the coordinates for College Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.773 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.916 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.455 degrees.