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34.200155, -79.875342
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We found 36 communities that share the name Colonial Heights.
There are six communities within South Carolina that are also named Colonial Heights.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In South Carolina ...
Beaufort County
This Colonial Heights is located in Beaufort County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Colonial Heights.
Berkeley County
This Colonial Heights is located in Berkeley County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Colonial Heights.
Greenwood County
This Colonial Heights is located in Greenwood County and lies 122 miles [196.3 km]<1> to the west of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 183 miles [294.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 445 miles [716.2 km]<1> to the west of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 456 miles [733.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 310 miles [498.9 km] to the west southwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 380 miles [611.6 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 613 miles [986.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 571 miles [918.9 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 87 miles [140 km] to the northwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 127 miles [204.4 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 156 miles [251.1 km] to the northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 1,800 miles [2,896.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 210 miles [338 km]<1> to the northwest of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 251 miles [403.9 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 277 miles [445.8 km] to the northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 210 miles [338 km] to the north of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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 314 miles [505.3 km] to the north northeast of the Colonial Heights that is located in Florence 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.
College Park (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 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:
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Colonial Heights to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 360 miles [579.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 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 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,915 miles [11,128.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 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- Colonial Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colonial Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2002, Longitude: -79.8753 In this case, the coordinates for Colonial Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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>
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.
<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.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.668 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.769 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.439 degrees.