Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Heatherwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heatherwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Heatherwood
- 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 Heatherwood:
- 33.518209, -80.859814
- 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 Heatherwood
- 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 Orangeburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
- Since Heatherwood is near Calhoun County and also Bamberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- eBird sighting report for Bamberg 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 Heatherwood ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Heatherwood.
There are three communities within South Carolina that are also named Heatherwood.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Aiken County
- This Heatherwood is located in Aiken County and lies 62 miles [99.8 km]<1> to the west of the Heatherwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Heatherwood.
- Pickens County
- This Heatherwood is located in Pickens County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Heatherwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Heatherwood.
- York County
- This Heatherwood is located in York County and lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the north of the Heatherwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the York County community of Heatherwood.
- Aiken County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Heatherwood is located in Jefferson County and lies 332 miles [534.3 km]<1> to the west of the Heatherwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Heatherwood.
- Shelby County
- This Heatherwood is located in Shelby County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km] to the west of the Heatherwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Heatherwood.
- Colorado
- Boulder 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 Colorado community of Heatherwood [Boulder County].
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Heatherwood is located in Clayton County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the west of the Heatherwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Heatherwood.
- Maryland
- Howard County
- This Heatherwood is located in Howard County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Heatherwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Heatherwood.
- New Jersey
- Middlesex 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 Jersey community of Heatherwood [Middlesex County].
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Heatherwood is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the north of the Heatherwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Heatherwood.
- Texas
- Harris County
- This Heatherwood is located in Harris County and lies 895 miles [1,440.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Heatherwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Heatherwood.
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Heatherwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,771 miles [2,850.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Heatherwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Heatherwood.
- Virginia
- Hanover County
- This Heatherwood is located in Hanover County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Heatherwood that is located in Orangeburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hanover County community of Heatherwood.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heatherwood ...
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.
- Creekmoor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Highland
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Hillview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Hunter Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
- Hunter Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Jones Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Terrace
- Jones Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
- Marshall Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Marshall Heights is located in Orangeburg County
- Meadowridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowridge
- Meadowridge is located in Orangeburg County
- Orangeburg
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangeburg
- Orangeburg is located in Orangeburg County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,460 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orangeburg <4>
- Pecanway Terrace
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pecanway Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecanway Terrace
- Pecanway Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
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- Pine Needles
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Needles have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Needles
- Pine Needles is located in Orangeburg County
- Quicktown
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Rosewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Spring Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Orangeburg County
- Turkey Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Turkey Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Windy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
- Windy Hills is located in Orangeburg County
- Pine Needles
How Far From Heatherwood 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 Heatherwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heatherwood and extending to:
- Orangeburg, which is the Seat of Orangeburg County, lies just to the South.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Heatherwood to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 428 miles [688.8 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 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,297 miles [10,134 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,871 miles [7,839.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Heatherwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Orangeburg County: www.orangeburgcounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Heatherwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Heatherwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5182, Longitude: -80.8598 In this case, the coordinates for Heatherwood 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 Heatherwood 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'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 Heatherwood 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 310.217 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.301 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.001 degrees. |