Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Belle Park:
  • 33.824339, -78.691127
  • 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 Belle Park

• 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 Belle Park 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 Belle Park

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belle Park ...

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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
• Creekside
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Creekside is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
• Crescent Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Crescent Beach is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
• Forest Lake
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Forest Lake is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
• Golf View Plantation
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • 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 east)
  • Heritage Shores is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Shores
• Kingswood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Kingswood is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
• Nixons Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Nixons Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Crossroads
• Skimmer Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Skimmer Bay is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skimmer Bay
• Star Bluff Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Star Bluff Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Bluff Crossroads
• Timber Ridge
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

How Far From Belle Park 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 Belle Park to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Belle Park to Conway, with an average speed<2> 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 134 miles [215.7 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 362 miles [582.6 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 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'