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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 Dominion Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dominion Hills and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Dominion Hills:
    • 32.915452, -79.996198
    • 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 Dominion Hills
  • 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 Dominion Hills 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 Dominion Hills

Communities Also Named Dominion Hills ...

We found two communities that are also named Dominion Hills.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Dominion Hills.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Dominion Hills in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Richland County
      • This Dominion Hills is located in Richland County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Dominion Hills that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Dominion Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dominion Hills that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arlington County community of Dominion Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dominion Hills ...

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.

  • Ferndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Ferndale is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferndale
  • Forestdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Forestdale is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
  • Gold Cup Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Gold Cup Springs is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Cup Springs
  • Harbour Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Harbour Lake is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Lake
  • Lakeview
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Lakeview is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Liberty Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Liberty Hills is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hills
  • Liberty Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
  • Oak Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Shady Grove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Shady Grove is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
  • Singing Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Singing Pines is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Singing Pines
  • Wildwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Wildwood is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood

How Far From Dominion Hills 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 Dominion Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dominion Hills and extending to:

  • Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dominion Hills to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 95 miles [152.9 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Dominion Hills) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Dominion Hills 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 Dominion Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9155, Longitude: -79.9962       In this case, the coordinates for Dominion Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.726 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.65 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.855 degrees.