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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 Garden Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Garden Hill 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 Garden Hill:
    • 32.813509, -79.956199
    • 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 Garden 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 Charleston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
    • Since Garden Hill is near Berkeley County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Garden Hill

Communities Also Named Garden Hill ...

We found three communities that are also named Garden Hill.

Within South Carolina, the name Garden Hill is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these three communities, one is located in the United States and the other two communities are located in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Dougherty County
      • This Garden Hill is located in Dougherty County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Garden Hill that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Garden Hill.
    • Manitoba
      • This Garden Hill lies 1,623 miles [2,612 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Garden Hill that is located in Charleston County.
    • Ontario
      • This Garden Hill lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the north of the Garden Hill that is located in Charleston County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Garden 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.

  • Bayfront
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Bayfront is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfront
  • Creekside Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Creekside Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside Park
  • Dogwood Gardens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Dogwood Gardens is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Gardens
  • Edgewater Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Edgewater Park is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Green Acres is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
  • Green Grove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Grove is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Grove
  • Grove Creek Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Grove Creek Village is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Creek Village
  • Harbor View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Harbor View is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
  • Heathwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Heathwood is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood
  • Hibernian Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Hibernian Heights is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hibernian Heights
  • Hillside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillside is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Indigo Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Indigo Point is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Point
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Joshua
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Joshua is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joshua
    • Laurel Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Laurel Park is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
    • Marsh Cove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Marsh Cove is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Cove
    • Maryville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Maryville is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maryville
    • Miltons Ferry
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Miltons Ferry is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miltons Ferry
    • Pinecrest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pinecrest is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Stone Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Stone Park is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park
    • Union Heights
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Union Heights is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Heights
    • Woodlawn
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodlawn is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Garden Hill to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Garden Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Garden Hill to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 450 miles [724.2 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 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,973 miles [11,222 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,860 miles [7,821.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Garden Hill) 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 Garden 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 Garden Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8135, Longitude: -79.9562       In this case, the coordinates for Garden Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.702 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.608 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.869 degrees.