Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ironhill, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ironhill and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Ironhill

• 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 Ironhill:
  • 34.138467, -78.783205
  • 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 Ironhill

• 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
  • Since Ironhill is near Horry County and also Brunswick 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 Brunswick 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 Ironhill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ironhill ...

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.

• Cribb Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cribb Town is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Town
• Glenn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Glenn is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
• Guide
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Guide is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide
• Howard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Howard is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Needmore
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Needmore is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• New Life
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • New Life is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Life
• Pine Level
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pine Level is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
• Sandy Plain
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Sandy Plain is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plain
• Snowhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Snowhill is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowhill
• Vinegar Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Vinegar Hill is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill

How Far From Ironhill to ...

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 Ironhill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Ironhill and extending to:

• Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Ironhill to Whiteville, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 342 miles [550.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,178 miles [9,942.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,866 miles [11,049.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,751 miles [7,646 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'