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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 Rosehill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosehill 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 Rosehill:
    • 33.003226, -80.188149
    • 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 Rosehill
  • 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 Rosehill 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 Rosehill

Communities Also Named Rosehill ...

We found eight communities that are also named Rosehill.

Within South Carolina, the name Rosehill is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, five are located in the United States and three are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Walker County
      • This Rosehill is located in Walker County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rosehill that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Rosehill.
    • Indiana
      • Wabash County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Rosehill [Wabash County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Rosehill lies 1,256 miles [2,021.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rosehill that is located in Dorchester County.
    • Oklahoma
      • Roger Mills County
      • This Rosehill is located in Roger Mills County and lies 1,126 miles [1,812.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rosehill that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roger Mills County community of Rosehill.
    • Ontario
      • This Rosehill lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km]<1> to the north of the Rosehill that is located in Dorchester County.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Rosehill [Philadelphia County].
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Rosehill lies 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rosehill that is located in Dorchester County.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Rosehill is located in Weber County and lies 1,834 miles [2,951.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rosehill that is located in Dorchester County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Rosehill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosehill ...

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.

  • Centerville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Centerville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
  • Corey Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Corey Point is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Point
  • Corey Wood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Corey Wood is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corey Wood
  • Creekside
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Creekside is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
  • Evergreen
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Evergreen is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
  • Farmdale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Farmdale is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
  • Flowertown Village
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
  • Hunters Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hunters Creek is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Creek
  • Indian Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Iron Gate
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Iron Gate is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
  • Knightsville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Knightsville is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightsville
  • Lincolnville
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Meadowbrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Orchard Hill
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Orchard Hill is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Hill
    • Pecan Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Pecan Grove is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Grove
    • Quail Arbor
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Quail Arbor is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Arbor
    • Summerville
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Summerville Farms
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Summerville Farms is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Farms
    • Summerville Place
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Summerville Place is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Place
    • Tea Farm
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Tea Farm is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tea Farm
    • Trotters Ridge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Trotters Ridge is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotters Ridge
    • Twin Oaks
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Twin Oaks is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
    • Woodlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

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

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

  • Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rosehill to Saint George, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 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 443 miles [712.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 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 4,862 miles [7,824.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Rosehill) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Rosehill 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.
<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 Rosehill 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 Rosehill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0032, Longitude: -80.1881       In this case, the coordinates for Rosehill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.833 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.786 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.899 degrees.