Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sunset Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunset Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sunset Heights
- 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 Sunset Heights:
- 33.495969, -81.977616
- 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 Sunset 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:
- eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Since Sunset Heights is near Richmond County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sunset Heights ...
We found nine communities that share the name Sunset Heights.
Within South Carolina, the name Sunset Heights is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Sunset Heights is located in Hillsborough County and lies 378 miles [608.3 km]<1> to the south of the Sunset Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sunset Heights.
- Georgia
- Hall County
- This Sunset Heights is located in Hall County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Sunset Heights.
- Maryland
- Wicomico County
- This Sunset Heights is located in Wicomico County and lies 490 miles [788.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Sunset Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Sunset Heights.
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- This Sunset Heights is located in Belmont County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the north of the Sunset Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Belmont County community of Sunset Heights.
- Texas
- Ector 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 Texas community of Sunset Heights [Ector County].
- Harris County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Sunset Heights [Harris County].
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Sunset Heights is located in Davis County and lies 1,712 miles [2,755.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunset Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Sunset Heights.
- Virginia
- Henrico 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 Virginia community of Sunset Heights [Henrico County].
- West Virginia
- Wood County
- This Sunset Heights is located in Wood County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the north of the Sunset Heights that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Sunset Heights.
- Florida
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunset 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.
- Crestdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Crestland
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Forest Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Forest Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Gordon Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordon Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon Park
- Gordon Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Aiken County
- Hillside Park
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillside Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside Park
- Hillside Park is located in Richmond County (GA)
- National Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for National Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- National Hills is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Rockbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Rose Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Schultz Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Schultz Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schultz Hill
- Schultz Hill is located in Aiken County
- Summer Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summer Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Summer Hill is located in Aiken County
- Summerville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Summerville is located in Richmond County (GA)
- Woodlawn
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
How Far From Sunset 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 Sunset Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sunset Heights and extending to:
- Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sunset Heights to Aiken, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 463 miles [745.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,347 miles [10,214.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,923 miles [7,922.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sunset Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sunset Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunset Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4960, Longitude: -81.9776 In this case, the coordinates for Sunset Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Sunset Heights 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> | 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. |
| <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 Sunset 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 310.85 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.026 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.425 degrees. |