Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Brown Bay:
  • 33.907113, -79.089205
  • 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 Brown Bay

• 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 Brown Bay is near Marion County and also Georgetown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 Brown Bay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brown Bay ...

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.

• Allen
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Allen is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Booth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Booth is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
• Homewood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Homewood is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Horry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Horry is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horry
• Joy ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Joy is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
• Knotty Branch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Knotty Branch is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotty Branch
• Maple Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Maple Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crossroads
• Mary
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mary is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
• Ned Swamp
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ned Swamp is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned Swamp
• Park Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Park Hill is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
• Polecat Bay ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Polecat Bay is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polecat Bay
• Poplar Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar Forks is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forks

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

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

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Brown Bay to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 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 6,201 miles [9,979.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,774 miles [7,683 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'