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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 Pinehill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinehill 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 Pinehill:
    • 33.041281, -80.231484
    • 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 Pinehill
  • 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Since Pinehill is near Charleston County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Pinehill

Communities Also Named Pinehill ...

We found four communities that are also named Pinehill.

Within South Carolina, the name Pinehill is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Michigan
      • Marquette County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Pinehill [Marquette County].
    • New Mexico
      • Cibola County
      • This Pinehill is located in Cibola County and lies 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Pinehill that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cibola County community of Pinehill.
    • Texas
      • Rusk County
      • This Pinehill is located in Rusk County and lies 838 miles [1,348.6 km]<2> to the west of the Pinehill that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rusk County community of Pinehill.
    • Wisconsin
      • Jackson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Pinehill [Jackson County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinehill ...

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.

  • Corey Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Corey Point is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Point
  • Corey Wood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Corey Wood is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Wood
  • Cotton Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Cotton Hill is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
  • Flowertown Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
  • Hunters Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Hunters Creek is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
  • Indian Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Indian Springs is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Knightsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Knightsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Lotts Crossroads
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Lotts Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lotts Crossroads
  • Orchard Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Orchard Hill is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
  • Pecan Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Pecan Grove is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
  • Rosehill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosehill is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosehill
  • Summerville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sweetbriar
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • Tea Farm
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Tea Farm is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Farm
    • Trotters Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Trotters Ridge is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotters Ridge
    • Twin Lakes
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Lakes is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

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

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

  • Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Pinehill to Saint George, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 80 miles [128.7 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 441 miles [709.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,290 miles [10,122.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Pinehill 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.
<2>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- Pinehill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Pinehill 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 Pinehill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0413, Longitude: -80.2315       In this case, the coordinates for Pinehill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.858 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.82 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.904 degrees.