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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 Arcadian Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Arcadian 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 Arcadian Shores:
- 33.774376, -78.779625
- 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 Arcadian 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 Horry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Horry County
- Since Arcadian Shores is near Brunswick County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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 Arcadian Shores
Curious and Interesting Names Near Arcadian 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.
- Cane Patch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Cane Patch is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Patch
- Crescent Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Crescent Beach is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Dogwood Neck ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Dogwood Neck is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Neck
- Dunes Cove
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dunes Cove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes Cove
- Forest Dunes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Dunes is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dunes
- Green Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Green Lakes is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lakes
- Hand
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Lake Shore
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Shore is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Long Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Long Bay is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bay
- Ocean Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Forest is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Forest
- Skimmer Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Skimmer Bay is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skimmer Bay
- Star Bluff Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Timber Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Arcadian Shores to ...
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 Arcadian Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Arcadian Shores and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Arcadian Shores to Conway, 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 five to six hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the west (W). 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 366 miles [589 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,193 miles [9,966.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,766 miles [7,670.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Arcadian Shores) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Arcadian 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 Arcadian Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7744, Longitude: -78.7796 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.057 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.006 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.163 degrees. |
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