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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 Bucksville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bucksville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bucksville:
    • 33.718781, -79.062815
    • 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 Bucksville
  • 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 Bucksville is near Georgetown County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Bucksville

Communities Also Named Bucksville ...

We found three communities that are also named Bucksville.

Within South Carolina, the name Bucksville is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Bucksville is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 462 miles [743.5 km]<1> to the west of the Bucksville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Bucksville.
    • Arkansas
      • Garland County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Bucksville [Garland County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Bucks County
      • This Bucksville is located in Bucks County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bucksville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Bucksville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bucksville ...

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.

  • Burning Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Burning Ridge is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Ridge
  • Coastal Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Coastal Heights is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coastal Heights
  • Coopers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Coopers is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
  • Enterprise Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Enterprise Landing is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Landing
  • Hunter Fields
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hunter Fields is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Fields
  • Keys Field
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Keys Field is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Field
  • Peachtree Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Peachtree Ferry is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Ferry
  • Peachtree Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Peachtree Landing is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Landing
  • Rosewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Rosewood is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Toddville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Toddville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
  • Watergate
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Watergate is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate

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

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

  • Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies just to the North.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Bucksville to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 374 miles [601.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,781 miles [7,694.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bucksville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Bucksville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bucksville 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 Bucksville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7188, Longitude: -79.0628       In this case, the coordinates for Bucksville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.214 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.178 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.283 degrees.