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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 Gravel Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gravel 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 Gravel Hill:
    • 32.968213, -81.386774
    • 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 Gravel 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 Allendale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allendale County
    • Since Gravel Hill is near Screven County and also Hampton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Screven County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton 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 Gravel Hill

Communities Also Named Gravel Hill ...

We found twenty communities that are also named Gravel Hill.

There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Gravel Hill.

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

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Berkeley County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Gravel Hill [Berkeley County].
    • Orangeburg County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Orangeburg County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orangeburg County community of Gravel Hill.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Franklin County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Franklin County and lies 379 miles [609.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Gravel Hill.
    • Arkansas
      • Pope County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Gravel Hill [Pope County].
      • Van Buren County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Van Buren County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Gravel Hill.
      • White County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in White County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km] to the west northwest of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Gravel Hill.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Sussex County and lies 522 miles [840.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Gravel Hill.
    • Indiana
      • Benton County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Benton County and lies 624 miles [1,004.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Gravel Hill.
    • Maryland
      • Garrett County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Garrett County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Garrett County community of Gravel Hill.
    • Mississippi
      • Carroll County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Carroll County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km]<2> to the west of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Gravel Hill.
    • Missouri
      • Cape Girardeau County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Cape Girardeau County and lies 564 miles [907.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cape Girardeau County community of Gravel Hill.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Gravel Hill lies 1,301 miles [2,093.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
    • New Jersey
      • Middlesex County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Middlesex County and lies 636 miles [1,023.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Middlesex County community of Gravel Hill.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Gravel Hill [Bladen County].
    • Ontario
      • This Gravel Hill lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lebanon County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Lebanon County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lebanon County community of Gravel Hill.
    • Tennessee
      • McNairy County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in McNairy County and lies 433 miles [696.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McNairy County community of Gravel Hill.
      • Washington County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Washington County and lies 233 miles [375 km] to the north northwest of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Gravel Hill.
    • Virginia
      • Buckingham County
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Buckingham County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Gravel Hill.
      • Richmond City
      • This Gravel Hill is located in Richmond City and lies 383 miles [616.4 km] to the north northeast of the Gravel Hill that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond City community of Gravel Hill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gravel 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.

  • Boiling Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Boiling Springs is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Dukes
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Dukes is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
  • Grays Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Grays Crossroads is located in Allendale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossroads
  • Hills Store
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Hills Store is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Store
  • King Creek Landing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • King Creek Landing is located in Allendale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek Landing
  • Little Hell Landing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Hell Landing is located in Allendale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell Landing
  • Martin
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Millett
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Millett is located in Allendale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
  • Peeples ‑ Historic
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
    • Peeples is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
  • Red Bluff Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Bluff Landing is located in Allendale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Landing
  • Rock Fence Crossroads
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Rock Fence Crossroads is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Fence Crossroads
  • Stoney Bluff Ferry
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Stoney Bluff Ferry is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Bluff Ferry
  • Valentine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Valentine is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
  • Woods Crossroads
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Woods Crossroads is located in Allendale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads

How Far From Gravel Hill 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 Gravel Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Gravel Hill once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Gravel Hill and extending to:

  • Allendale, which is the Seat of Allendale County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Gravel Hill 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 5 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 476 miles [766 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,035 miles [11,321.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Gravel Hill, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gravel Hill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Gravel Hill 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.
<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 Gravel 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 Gravel Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9682, Longitude: -81.3868       In this case, the coordinates for Gravel Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.502 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.55 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.346 degrees.