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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 Highland Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Highland Village 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 Highland Village:
- 33.040449, -80.103144
- 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 Highland Village
- 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Highland Village is near Dorchester County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Highland Village
Communities Also Named Highland Village ...
We found eight communities that are also named Highland Village.
Within South Carolina, the name Highland Village is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Highland Village is located in Montgomery County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<1> to the west of the Highland Village that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Highland Village.
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Highland Village is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,305 miles [3,709.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Highland Village that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Highland Village.
- Georgia
- Henry County
- This Highland Village is located in Henry County and lies 238 miles [383 km]<1> to the west of the Highland Village that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Highland Village.
- Indiana
- Monroe County
- This Highland Village is located in Monroe County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Highland Village that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Highland Village.
- North Carolina
- Cumberland County
- This Highland Village is located in Cumberland County and lies 154 miles [247.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Highland Village that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Highland Village.
- Nova Scotia
- This Highland Village lies 1,220 miles [1,963.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Highland Village that is located in Berkeley County.
- Texas
- Denton County
- This Highland Village is located in Denton County and lies 980 miles [1,577.2 km]<1> to the west of the Highland Village that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Highland Village.
- Harris County
- This Highland Village is located in Harris County and lies 944 miles [1,519.2 km] to the west of the Highland Village that is located in Berkeley County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Highland Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Highland Village ...
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.
- Boulder Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Boulder Bluff is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Bluff
- Centerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- College Park is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Groomville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Groomville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomville
- Grove Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Grove Hall is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hall
- Holly Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Holly Court is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Court
- Hound Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hound Run is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hound Run
- Lincolnville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
- Meadowbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Holly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Summerville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Summerville Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Summerville Place is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Place
- Tall PInes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tall PInes is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall PInes
- Tramway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Tramway is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Wide Awake
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wide Awake is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Awake
How Far From Highland Village to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Highland Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Highland Village and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Highland Village to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 85 miles [136.8 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,285 miles [10,114.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,857 miles [7,816.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Highland Village) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Highland Village 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 Highland Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0404, Longitude: -80.1031 In this case, the coordinates for Highland Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.787 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.738 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.858 degrees. |
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