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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 Colonial Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colonial 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 Colonial Heights:
- 33.014616, -80.039531
- 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 Colonial 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Colonial Heights is near Charleston County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Colonial Heights
Communities Also Named Colonial Heights ...
We found 36 communities that are also named Colonial Heights.
There are six communities within South Carolina that are also named Colonial Heights.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of 30 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Beaufort County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Beaufort County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Colonial Heights.
- Florence County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Florence County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the north of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Colonial Heights.
- Greenwood County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Greenwood County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Colonial Heights.
- Oconee County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Oconee County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oconee County community of Colonial Heights.
- Orangeburg County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Orangeburg County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Colonial Heights.
- Richland County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Richland County and lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Colonial Heights.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Colbert County and lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Colonial Heights.
- California
- Sacramento 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 Colonial Heights [Sacramento County].
- San Joaquin 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 Colonial Heights [San Joaquin County].
- Delaware
- New Castle County
- This Colonial Heights is located in New Castle County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Colonial Heights.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Colonial Heights.
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Bulloch County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Colonial Heights.
- Troup County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Troup County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km] to the west of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Troup County community of Colonial Heights.
- Illinois
- Cook 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 Colonial Heights [Cook County].
- Louisiana
- Caddo Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Colonial Heights [Caddo Parish].
- Maryland
- Allegany 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 Maryland community of Colonial Heights [Allegany County].
- Frederick County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Frederick County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Colonial Heights.
- Talbot County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Talbot County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Colonial Heights.
- New York
- Dutchess County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Dutchess County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dutchess County community of Colonial Heights.
- Westchester County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Westchester County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Colonial Heights.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Cumberland County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Colonial Heights.
- Davidson County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Davidson County and lies 192 miles [309 km] to the north of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Colonial Heights.
- Mecklenburg County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km] to the north northwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Colonial Heights.
- Orange County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Orange County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Colonial Heights.
- Wake County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Wake County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Colonial Heights.
- Wilson County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Wilson County and lies 226 miles [363.7 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Colonial Heights.
- Ohio
- Guernsey County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Guernsey County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the north of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guernsey County community of Colonial Heights.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Sullivan County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Colonial Heights.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Davis County and lies 1,827 miles [2,940.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Colonial Heights.
- Virginia
- Bristol City
- This Colonial Heights is located in Bristol City and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bristol City community of Colonial Heights.
- Colonial Heights City
- This Colonial Heights is located in Colonial Heights City and lies 327 miles [526.3 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colonial Heights City community of Colonial Heights.
- Hampton City
- 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 Virginia community of Colonial Heights [Hampton City].
- Norfolk City
- This Colonial Heights is located in Norfolk City and lies 344 miles [553.6 km] to the northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Norfolk City community of Colonial Heights.
- Roanoke City
- This Colonial Heights is located in Roanoke City and lies 292 miles [469.9 km] to the north of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Colonial Heights.
- Stafford County
- This Colonial Heights is located in Stafford County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Colonial Heights.
- Washington 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 Virginia community of Colonial Heights [Washington County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Colonial 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.
- Boulder Bluff
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Boulder Bluff is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Bluff
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- College Park is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Deer Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Deer Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
- Goose Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Goose Creek Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Goose Creek Heights is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goose Creek Heights
- Grove Hall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Grove Hall is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hall
- Harbour Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour Lake is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Lake
- Holly Court
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Holly Court is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Court
- Hound Run
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hound Run is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hound Run
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Maple Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Maple Ridge is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
- Mount Holly
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Pleasant Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pleasant Hills is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
- Stokes ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Tall PInes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tall PInes is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall PInes
- Willowbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Willowbrook is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbrook
How Far From Colonial Heights 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 Colonial Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Colonial Heights and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Heights to Moncks Corner, 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 89 miles [143.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,855 miles [7,813.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Colonial 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 Colonial 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 Colonial 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 Colonial Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0146, Longitude: -80.0395 In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.751 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.693 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.842 degrees. |
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