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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 Heathwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Heathwood and the surrounding area.
- 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 Heathwood:
- 33.999045, -80.986480
- 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 Heathwood
- 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Since Heathwood is near Lexington County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Heathwood
Communities Also Named Heathwood ...
We found four communities that are also named Heathwood.
There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Heathwood.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Charleston County
- This Heathwood is located in Charleston County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the Heathwood that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charleston County community of Heathwood.
- Pickens County
- This Heathwood is located in Pickens County and lies 105 miles [169 km]<1> to the northwest of the Heathwood that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Heathwood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Stanly County
- This Heathwood is located in Stanly County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Heathwood that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stanly County community of Heathwood.
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This Heathwood is located in Putnam County and lies 295 miles [474.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Heathwood that is located in Richland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Heathwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Heathwood ...
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.
- Arthurtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Arthurtown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arthurtown
- Booker Washington Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Brickyard Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Brickyard Village is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard Village
- Butchertown ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Butchertown is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butchertown
- Childs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Childs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childs
- Forest Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Trace is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Trace
- Foxhall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Foxhall is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Galaxy
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Galaxy is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy
- Gordon Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Gordon Springs is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Springs
- Gregg Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Gregg Park is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
- Heritage Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Woods is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lakeview is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Meadowfield
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadowfield is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowfield
- Ravenwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ravenwood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
- Rockbridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Rockbridge is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbridge
- Rosewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Rosewood is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Yorkshire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Yorkshire is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
How Far From Heathwood 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 Heathwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Heathwood and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the West.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies just to the west (W).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Heathwood to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 23 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Heathwood) 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 Heathwood 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 Heathwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9990, Longitude: -80.9865 In this case, the coordinates for Heathwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.295 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.46 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.914 degrees. |
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