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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 Richmond Hills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Richmond Hills 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 Richmond Hills:
- 34.922061, -82.463457
- 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 Richmond Hills
- 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Richmond Hills is near Pickens County and also Anderson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson 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 Richmond Hills
Communities Also Named Richmond Hills ...
We found two communities that are also named Richmond Hills.
Within South Carolina, the name Richmond Hills is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colbert County
- This Richmond Hills is located in Colbert County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the west of the Richmond Hills that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Richmond Hills.
- Georgia
- Richmond County
- This Richmond Hills is located in Richmond County and lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Richmond Hills that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richmond County community of Richmond Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Richmond Hills ...
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.
- City View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- City View is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Enchanted Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Enchanted Forest is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Forest
- Hillandale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hillandale is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillandale
- Hughes Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Hughes Heights is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Heights
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indian Hills is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Little Texas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Texas is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Texas
- Mountain Shadows
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Mountain Shadows is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Shadows
- Paris Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Paris Point is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paris Point
- Sunny Slopes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sunny Slopes is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Slopes
- Travelers Rest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- View Point Place
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- View Point Place is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for View Point Place
How Far From Richmond Hills 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 Richmond Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Richmond Hills and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Richmond Hills 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,303 miles [10,143.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,005 miles [11,273.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,883 miles [7,858.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Richmond Hills) 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 Richmond Hills 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 Richmond Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9221, Longitude: -82.4635 In this case, the coordinates for Richmond Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.161 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.586 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.228 degrees. |
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