Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Rice Hope, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rice Hope and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Rice Hope
- 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 Rice Hope:
- 33.090449, -79.932859
- 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 Rice Hope
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Rice Hope is near Charleston County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Rice Hope ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boulder Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Bluff
- Boulder Bluff is located in Berkeley County
- Cedar Creek Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Landing
- Cedar Creek Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Charity
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Childsbury
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Childsbury have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Childsbury
- Childsbury is located in Berkeley County
- Fox Bank ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Groomville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groomville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomville
- Groomville is located in Berkeley County
- Hickory Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Hickory Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Holly Court
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Court have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Court
- Holly Court is located in Berkeley County
- Limerick
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Locklair ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Mount Holly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
- Old Joe
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Continue List (8 more) ...
- Red Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Saw Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Stokes ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Stony Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Landing
- Stony Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Strawberry
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
- Strawberry Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Strawberry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry Landing
- Strawberry Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Tarry Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarry Town have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
- Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
- Woodland Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Landing
- Woodland Landing is located in Berkeley County
- Red Hill
How Far From Rice Hope 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 Rice Hope to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rice Hope and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Rice Hope to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 432 miles [695.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,275 miles [10,098.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rice Hope. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Berkeley County: www.co.berkeley.sc.us/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rice Hope) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rice Hope. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0904, Longitude: -79.9329 In this case, the coordinates for Rice Hope 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 Rice Hope 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 309.693 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.637 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.782 degrees. |