Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Bay Forest:
  • 33.863506, -78.661682
  • 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 Bay Forest

• 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 Bay Forest 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 Bay Forest

Communities Also Named Bay Forest ...

We found one communities that are also named Bay Forest.

Within South Carolina, the name Bay Forest is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Bay Forest in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Maryland
    • Saint Mary's County
    • This Bay Forest is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bay Forest that is located in Horry County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Bay Forest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bay Forest ...

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 Creek Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
• Creekside
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Creekside is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• Forest Lake
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Lake is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
• Golf View Plantation
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Golf View Plantation is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Plantation
• Heritage Shores
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Heritage Shores is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Shores
• Kingswood
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Kingswood is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Little River
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Little River is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little River <2>
• Nixons Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Nixons Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Crossroads

How Far From Bay Forest 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 community such as Bay Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bay Forest and extending to:

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Bay Forest to Conway, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 136 miles [218.9 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 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 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'