Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Knights Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Knights Hill and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Knights Hill
- 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 Knights Hill:
- 34.293205, -80.653691
- 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 Knights 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 Kershaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
- Since Knights Hill is near Fairfield County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- eBird sighting report for Sumter 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Knights 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.
- Bee Tree ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Cool Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
- Cool Springs is located in Kershaw County
- Dusty Bend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dusty Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty Bend
- Dusty Bend is located in Kershaw County
- Gents Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gents Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gents Crossing
- Gents Crossing is located in Kershaw County
- Kirkover Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkover Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkover Hills
- Kirkover Hills is located in Kershaw County
- Log Town ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Peckwoods
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Pine Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Kershaw County
- Sandy Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Sandy Springs is located in Kershaw County
- Sunnyhill
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
How Far From Knights Hill to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Knights Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Knights Hill and extending to:
- Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Knights Hill to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 375 miles [603.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Knights Hill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Knights Hill) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Knights Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2932, Longitude: -80.6537 In this case, the coordinates for Knights Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Knights Hill to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.109 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.289 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.704 degrees. |