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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 Shiloh Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shiloh Heights 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 Shiloh Heights:
- 33.603750, -81.715108
- 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 Shiloh Heights
- 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Since Shiloh Heights is near Edgefield County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Shiloh Heights
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shiloh 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.
- Balltown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Balltown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Camp Long
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Long is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Long
- Deerwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Deerwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Foxchase
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Foxchase is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Graniteville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg Park is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
- Hidden Haven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hidden Haven is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Haven
- Hillview
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Hillview is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Huntcliff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Hunters Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hunters Glen is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
- Mixville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mixville is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixville
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pinecrest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pinecrest is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Quail Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Quail Hollow is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Roseland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Roseland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Stone Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Stone Gap is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Gap
- Sunny Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Brook is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
How Far From Shiloh Heights 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 Shiloh Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Shiloh Heights and extending to:
- Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies just to the South.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Shiloh Heights to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full 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 448 miles [721 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,330 miles [10,187.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,906 miles [7,895.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 drawn from Point A (ie- Shiloh Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Shiloh Heights 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 Shiloh Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6037, Longitude: -81.7151 In this case, the coordinates for Shiloh Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.703 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.872 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.298 degrees. |
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