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 Walhalla:
34.764912, -83.064872
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.
We found three communities that share the name Walhalla.
Within South Carolina, the name Walhalla is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Michigan
Mason County
This Walhalla is located in Mason County and lies 654 miles [1,052.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Walhalla that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mason County community of Walhalla.
North Dakota
Pembina County
This Walhalla is located in Pembina County and lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Walhalla that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pembina County community of Walhalla.
Texas
Fayette County
This Walhalla is located in Fayette County and lies 862 miles [1,387.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walhalla that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Walhalla.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walhalla ...
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.
Bounty Land (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bounty Land 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 city such as Walhalla to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walhalla and extending to:
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Walhalla to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 438 miles [704.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,917 miles [7,913.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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 from Point A (ie- Walhalla) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walhalla. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7649, Longitude: -83.0649
<2>
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.
<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 Walhalla to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.51 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.965 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.508 degrees.