Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Forrest Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Forrest Hills and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Forrest Hills
- 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 Forrest Hills:
- 34.344605, -79.442551
- 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 Forrest 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 Dillon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dillon County
- Since Forrest Hills is near Marion County and also Marlboro County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Marion County
- eBird sighting report for Marlboro 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 Forrest Hills ...
We found seven communities that share the name Forrest Hills.
Within South Carolina, the name Forrest Hills is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Volusia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Forrest Hills [Volusia County].
- Georgia
- Chatham County
- This Forrest Hills is located in Chatham County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Forrest Hills that is located in Dillon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Forrest Hills.
- Indiana
- Madison County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Forrest Hills [Madison County].
- Mississippi
- Lamar County
- This Forrest Hills is located in Lamar County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Forrest Hills that is located in Dillon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lamar County community of Forrest Hills.
- Tennessee
- Maury County
- This Forrest Hills is located in Maury County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Forrest Hills that is located in Dillon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maury County community of Forrest Hills.
- McMinn County
- This Forrest Hills is located in McMinn County and lies 302 miles [486 km] to the west northwest of the Forrest Hills that is located in Dillon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMinn County community of Forrest Hills.
- Wayne County
- This Forrest Hills is located in Wayne County and lies 476 miles [766 km] to the west of the Forrest Hills that is located in Dillon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Forrest Hills.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Forrest 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.
- Bass Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Bass Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Centerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Dillon County
- Little Rock
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Rock
- Little Rock is located in Dillon County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Rock <4>
- Mallory
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Oak Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Reedy Creek Springs ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy Creek Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek Springs
- Reedy Creek Springs is located in Marlboro County
- Sellers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sellers
- Sellers is located in Marion County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 199 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sellers <4>
- Spring Branch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Branch
- Spring Branch is located in Marion County
- Temperance Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hill
- Temperance Hill is located in Marion County
- Zion
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Forrest 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 Forrest Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Forrest Hills and extending to:
- Dillon, which is the Seat of Dillon County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Forrest Hills to Columbia, with an average speed<5>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 6 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 341 miles [548.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Forrest Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Forrest Hills 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Forrest Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Forrest Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3446, Longitude: -79.4426 In this case, the coordinates for Forrest Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Forrest Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.425 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.51 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.233 degrees. |