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34.164038, -80.789252
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We found five communities that share the name White Hills.
Within South Carolina, the name White Hills is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Mohave County
This White Hills is located in Mohave County and lies 1,893 miles [3,046.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the White Hills that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of White Hills.
California
Santa Barbara 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 California community of White Hills [Santa Barbara County].
Connecticut
Fairfield County
This White Hills is located in Fairfield County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the White Hills that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of White Hills.
Louisiana
East Baton Rouge Parish
This White Hills is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 651 miles [1,047.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the White Hills that is located in Kershaw County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of White Hills.
Ontario
This White Hills lies 611 miles [983.3 km]<1> to the north of the White Hills that is located in Kershaw County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near White 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.
Beaver Creek (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as White Hills to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in White Hills and extending to:
Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from White Hills to Camden, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 18 miles [29 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take just over a day.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 387 miles [622.8 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 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,265 miles [10,082.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,959 miles [11,199.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,841 miles [7,790.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- White Hills) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in White Hills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1640, Longitude: -80.7893 In this case, the coordinates for White Hills 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 White Hills 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 White Hills 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 310.185 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.357 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.793 degrees.