Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forest Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forest Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forest Heights
- 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 Forest Heights:
- 33.529028, -81.710109
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Forest 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Since Forest Heights is near Richmond County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Forest Heights ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Forest Heights.
There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Forest Heights.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, fifteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Kershaw County
- This Forest Heights is located in Kershaw County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Forest Heights.
- Sumter County
- This Forest Heights is located in Sumter County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Forest Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Forest Heights.
- Kershaw County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Connecticut
- New Haven County
- This Forest Heights is located in New Haven County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Forest Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Haven County community of Forest Heights.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Forest Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the south of the Forest Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Forest Heights.
- Leon 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 Florida community of Forest Heights [Leon County].
- Georgia
- Bulloch County
- This Forest Heights is located in Bulloch County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south of the Forest Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bulloch County community of Forest Heights.
- Clarke County
- This Forest Heights is located in Clarke County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west northwest of the Forest Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clarke County community of Forest Heights.
- Douglas County
- This Forest Heights is located in Douglas County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the west of the Forest Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Forest Heights.
- Muscogee County
- This Forest Heights is located in Muscogee County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km] to the west southwest of the Forest Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Forest 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 Forest Heights [Cook County].
- Maryland
- Prince George's County
- This Forest Heights is located in Prince George's County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Forest Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Prince George's County community of Forest Heights.
- Montana
- Lewis and Clark County
- This Forest Heights is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Forest Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Forest Heights.
- New Mexico
- Lincoln 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 New Mexico community of Forest Heights [Lincoln County].
- Ontario
- This Forest Heights lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the north of the Forest Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- Tennessee
- Loudon County
- This Forest Heights is located in Loudon County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Forest Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Loudon County community of Forest Heights.
- Texas
- Orange County
- This Forest Heights is located in Orange County and lies 741 miles [1,192.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Forest Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Forest Heights.
- Connecticut
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest 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.
- Balltown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Deerwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Foxchase
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Hidden Haven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Haven have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Haven
- Hidden Haven is located in Aiken County
- Huntcliff
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
- Hunters Glen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Hunters Glen is located in Aiken County
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Quail Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Quail Hollow is located in Aiken County
- Roseland
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Stone Gap
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Wood Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Valley
- Wood Valley is located in Aiken County
How Far From Forest Heights 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 Forest Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forest Heights and extending to:
- Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Forest Heights to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 452 miles [727.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,334 miles [10,193.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forest Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
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- Forest Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forest Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5290, Longitude: -81.7101 In this case, the coordinates for Forest 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Forest 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 Forest 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 310.698 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.856 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.316 degrees. |