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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 Hidden Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hidden Hills 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 Hidden Hills:
    • 34.906512, -81.968715
    • 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 Hidden Hills
  • 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 Hidden Hills ...

We found ten communities that share the name Hidden Hills.

Within South Carolina, the name Hidden Hills is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Los Angeles County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Los Angeles County and lies 2,075 miles [3,339.4 km]<1> to the west of the Hidden Hills that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Los Angeles County community of Hidden Hills.
    • Georgia
      • Bartow County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Bartow County and lies 165 miles [265.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Hidden Hills that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bartow County community of Hidden Hills.
      • DeKalb County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in DeKalb County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km] to the west southwest of the Hidden Hills that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Hidden Hills.
      • Muscogee County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Muscogee County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km] to the southwest of the Hidden Hills that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Hidden Hills.
      • Richmond County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Richmond County and lies 104 miles [167.4 km] to the south of the Hidden Hills that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Hidden Hills.
    • Illinois
      • McDonough 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 Illinois community of Hidden Hills [McDonough County].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Hidden Hills that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Hidden Hills.
    • North Carolina
      • Orange County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Orange County and lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Hidden Hills that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Hidden Hills.
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Knox County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hidden Hills that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Hidden Hills.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Hidden Hills is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,667 miles [2,682.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hidden Hills that is located in Spartanburg County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Hidden Hills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hidden 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.

  • Camelot
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
    • Camelot is located in Spartanburg County
  • Cold Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
    • Cold Spring is located in Spartanburg County
  • Fairforest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Forest Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Spartanburg County
  • Fox Hunt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hunt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hunt
    • Fox Hunt is located in Spartanburg County
  • Hartwell Courts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hartwell Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell Courts
    • Hartwell Courts is located in Spartanburg County
  • Hub City Courts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hub City Courts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hub City Courts
    • Hub City Courts is located in Spartanburg County
  • Park Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hills
    • Park Hills is located in Spartanburg County
  • Pebblebrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebblebrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebblebrook
    • Pebblebrook is located in Spartanburg County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Raintree
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Raintree have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree
      • Raintree is located in Spartanburg County
    • River Edge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Edge
      • River Edge is located in Spartanburg County
    • Stone Station
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Station have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Station
      • Stone Station is located in Spartanburg County
    • Summerhill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerhill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhill
      • Summerhill is located in Spartanburg County
    • Twin Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
      • Twin Lakes is located in Spartanburg County
    • Woodwind
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodwind have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwind
      • Woodwind is located in Spartanburg County

How Far From Hidden Hills 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 Hidden Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Hidden 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 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 387 miles [622.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hidden Hills. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Spartanburg County: www.co.spartanburg.sc.us/

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 drawn from Point A (ie- Hidden Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hidden Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9065, Longitude: -81.9687       In this case, the coordinates for Hidden Hills 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 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 Hidden 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.
<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 Hidden 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 310.872 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.253 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.037 degrees.









 

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