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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 Shannon Hill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shannon 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 Shannon Hill:
- 34.251543, -80.203959
- 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 Shannon 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 Lee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Since Shannon Hill is near Darlington County and also Kershaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Darlington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw 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 Shannon Hill
Communities Also Named Shannon Hill ...
We found one communities that are also named Shannon Hill.
Within South Carolina, the name Shannon Hill is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Shannon Hill in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Virginia
- Goochland County
- This Shannon Hill is located in Goochland County and lies 278 miles [447.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Shannon Hill that is located in Lee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Goochland County community of Shannon Hill.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shannon 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.
- Bishopville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cypress Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Crossroads is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Crossroads
- Kellytown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kellytown is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellytown
- Lees Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Lees Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossroads
- Lydia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Manville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Manville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
- Meadow Oaks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Meadow Oaks is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Oaks
- Oats
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Oats is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oats
- Register Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Register Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Register Crossroads
- Spur
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Spur is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
How Far From Shannon Hill 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 Shannon Hill to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shannon Hill and extending to:
- Bishopville, which is the Seat of Lee County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Shannon Hill to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,235 miles [10,034.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,810 miles [7,740.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Shannon 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 Shannon 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 Shannon Hill. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2515, Longitude: -80.2040 In this case, the coordinates for Shannon Hill have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.854 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.989 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.547 degrees. |
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