Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Canon Hill:
  • 33.786280, -79.192822
  • 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 Canon Hill

• 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 Canon Hill 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 Canon Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canon Hill ...

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 Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Gilbert Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Gilbert Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Crossroads
• Juniper Bay
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Juniper Bay is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Bay
• Keys Field
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Keys Field is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Field
• Longwood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Longwood is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Mary
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Mary is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
• Ned Swamp
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Ned Swamp is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned Swamp
• Pee Dee Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Pee Dee Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee Crossroads
• Sand Ridge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sand Ridge is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
• Toddville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Toddville is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
• Twelvemile
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Twelvemile is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile

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

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

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Canon Hill to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 372 miles [598.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,784 miles [7,699.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'