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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Carolina Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carolina Shores and the surrounding area.
- 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 Carolina Shores:
- 33.901578, -78.578644
- 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 Carolina Shores
- 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 Brunswick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Since Carolina Shores is near Horry County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Horry County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Carolina Shores
Communities Also Named Carolina Shores ...
We found one communities that are also named Carolina Shores.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Carolina Shores.
Beyond North Carolina.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Perquimans County
- This Carolina Shores is located in Perquimans County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Carolina Shores that is located in Brunswick County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perquimans County community of Carolina Shores.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carolina Shores ...
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.
- Cedar Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Bay is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bay
- Cedar Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Creekside
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Creekside is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Golf View Plantation
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Golf View Plantation is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Plantation
- Heritage Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Heritage Shores is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Shores
- Kingswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingswood is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Little River
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Nixons Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Nixons Crossroads is located in Horry County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Crossroads
- Seaside
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Seaside is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
- Shady Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Shady Forest is located in Brunswick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Forest
- Sunset Beach
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
How Far From Carolina Shores 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 town such as Carolina Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Carolina Shores and extending to:
- Bolivia, which is the Seat of Brunswick County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carolina Shores to Bolivia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carolina Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Carolina Shores to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Carolina Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9016, Longitude: -78.5786 In this case, the coordinates for Carolina Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.945 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.896 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.051 degrees. |
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