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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:
    • 33.957655, -80.902312
    • 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Dominion Hills is near Lexington County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 ...
    • Berkeley County
      • This Dominion Hills is located in Berkeley County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Dominion Hills that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Dominion Hills.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Arlington County
      • This Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dominion Hills that is located in Richland 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.

  • Childs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Childs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
  • Galaxy
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Galaxy is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy
  • Gordon Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Gordon Springs is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
  • Heritage Woods
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Heritage Woods is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
  • Independents
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Independents is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independents
  • Lee Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Lee Hills is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Hills
  • Meadowfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Meadowfield is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowfield
  • Mountain Brook
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Mountain Brook is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Quail Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Quail Creek is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
  • Quail Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Quail Hills is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hills
  • Starlite
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Starlite is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starlite
  • Yorkshire
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Yorkshire is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire

How Far From Dominion Hills 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 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:

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the west northwest (WNW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Dominion Hills to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,279 miles [10,105.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 33.9577, Longitude: -80.9023       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 310.247 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.399 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.894 degrees.