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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 Poverty Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Poverty Hill 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 Poverty Hill:
- 33.563190, -82.011505
- 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 Poverty 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 Edgefield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
- Since Poverty Hill is near Columbia County and also Aiken County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken 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 Poverty Hill
Communities Also Named Poverty Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Poverty Hill.
Within South Carolina, the name Poverty Hill is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Poverty Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Sierra County
- This Poverty Hill is located in Sierra County and lies 2,184 miles [3,514.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Poverty Hill that is located in Edgefield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sierra County community of Poverty Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Poverty 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.
- Bonnie Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bonnie Glen is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Glen
- Coventry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Coventry is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry
- Forest Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Forest Creek is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forest Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Greenfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Greenfield is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Lulaville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mayo is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Memory Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- Morgana
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Morgana is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
- National Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stevens Pointe
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Stevens Pointe is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Pointe
- Sweetwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Sweetwater is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater
- Windtree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Windtree is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windtree
- Woodlawn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Poverty Hill 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 Poverty Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Poverty Hill and extending to:
- Edgefield, which is the Seat of Edgefield County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Poverty Hill to Edgefield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 460 miles [740.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,345 miles [10,211.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,921 miles [7,919.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Poverty Hill) 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 Poverty Hill 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 Poverty Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5632, Longitude: -82.0115 In this case, the coordinates for Poverty Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.871 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.059 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.42 degrees. |
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