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we pass this GPS location for Tara Hills:
34.135990, -79.751730
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We found one communities that share the name Tara Hills.
Within South Carolina, the name Tara Hills is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Tara Hills in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Contra Costa County
This Tara Hills is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,370 miles [3,814.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Tara Hills that is located in Florence County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Tara Hills.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Tara Hills ...
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.
Alligator Lake (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alligator Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Tara Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Tara Hills and extending to:
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Tara Hills to Columbia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
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- Tara Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Tara Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1360, Longitude: -79.7517 In this case, the coordinates for Tara Hills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
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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.
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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.
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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 Tara Hills to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.599 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.68 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.412 degrees.