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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 Davis Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Davis Hill 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 Davis Hill:
- 32.917949, -80.542602
- 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 Davis Hill
- 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 Colleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
- Since Davis Hill is near Dorchester County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Davis Hill
Communities Also Named Davis Hill ...
We found two communities that are also named Davis Hill.
Within South Carolina, the name Davis Hill is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Boyle County
- This Davis Hill is located in Boyle County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Davis Hill that is located in Colleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boyle County community of Davis Hill.
- Texas
- Liberty County
- Although located in Liberty County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Davis Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Davis Hill ...
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.
- Burnt Church Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Burr Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Burr Hill is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Cottageville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Gloverville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Gloverville is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverville
- Goodhope Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Goodhope Landing is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Landing
- Iron Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Iron Crossroads is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Crossroads
- Long Creek Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Long Creek Landing is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Landing
- Prices Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Prices Landing is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Landing
- Pringle Bend
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pringle Bend is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Bend
- Red Oak Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Oak Corner is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Corner
- Round O
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
How Far From Davis Hill 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 Davis Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Davis Hill and extending to:
- Walterboro, which is the Seat of Colleton County, lies just to the West.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Davis Hill to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,882 miles [7,856.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Davis Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Davis Hill 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 Davis Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9179, Longitude: -80.5426 In this case, the coordinates for Davis Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.029 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.999 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.051 degrees. |
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