Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Sunnyhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunnyhill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Sunnyhill

• 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 Sunnyhill:
  • 34.289039, -80.628412
  • 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 Sunnyhill

• 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 Kershaw County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
  • Since Sunnyhill is near Fairfield County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Sunnyhill

Communities Also Named Sunnyhill ...

We found one communities that are also named Sunnyhill.

Within South Carolina, the name Sunnyhill is unique.

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

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Tennessee
    • Haywood County
    • This Sunnyhill is located in Haywood County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunnyhill that is located in Kershaw County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Sunnyhill.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunnyhill ...

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.

• Cool Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cool Springs is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
• Dusty Bend
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Dusty Bend is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty Bend
• Gents Crossing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gents Crossing is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gents Crossing
• Hermitage Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hermitage Mill is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Mill
• Kirkover Hills
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kirkover Hills is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkover Hills
• Knights Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Knights Hill is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Hill
• Log Town ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
• Peckwoods
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Peckwoods is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckwoods
• Pine Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Pine Creek is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
• Sandy Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Sandy Springs is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs

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

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

• Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 30 miles [48.3 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Sunnyhill to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 375 miles [603.5 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 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,946 miles [11,178.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'