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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 Rosewood Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rosewood Heights 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 Rosewood Heights:
    • 34.798724, -82.695137
    • 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 Rosewood Heights
  • 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

Communities Also Named Rosewood Heights ...

We found one communities that share the name Rosewood Heights.

Within South Carolina, the name Rosewood Heights is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Rosewood Heights in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Madison County
      • This Rosewood Heights is located in Madison County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rosewood Heights that is located in Pickens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Rosewood Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rosewood Heights ...

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.

  • Beverly
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beverly have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
    • Beverly is located in Pickens County
  • Cateechee
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cateechee have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cateechee
    • Cateechee is located in Pickens County
  • Cherokee Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
    • Cherokee Forest is located in Pickens County
  • Five Forks
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
    • Five Forks is located in Pickens County
  • Liberty
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Marshall Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
    • Marshall Heights is located in Pickens County
  • Pearidge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearidge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearidge
    • Pearidge is located in Pickens County
  • Pickens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Pickensville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickensville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
    • Pickensville is located in Pickens County
  • Shady Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Shady Grove is located in Pickens County
  • Terrapin Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrapin Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Crossroads
    • Terrapin Crossroads is located in Pickens County
  • Vista Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vista Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Heights
    • Vista Heights is located in Pickens County
  • Whispering Pines
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whispering Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
    • Whispering Pines is located in Pickens County

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

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

  • Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies just to the North.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Rosewood Heights to Columbia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 421 miles [677.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,319 miles [10,169.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,021 miles [11,299.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,899 miles [7,884.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rosewood Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Pickens County: www.co.pickens.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Rosewood Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rosewood Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7987, Longitude: -82.6951       In this case, the coordinates for Rosewood Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<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 Rosewood Heights to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.294 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.722 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.353 degrees.




 

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