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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 Cartwheel Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cartwheel Landing and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cartwheel Landing:
- 34.100163, -79.240323
- 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 Cartwheel Landing
- 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 Cartwheel Landing is near Marion County and also Dillon 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 Dillon 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 Cartwheel Landing
Communities Also Named Cartwheel Landing ...
We found one communities that are also named Cartwheel Landing.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Cartwheel Landing.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Marion County
- This Cartwheel Landing is located in Marion County and lies less than 2 miles<1> to the south southwest of the Cartwheel Landing that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Cartwheel Landing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cartwheel Landing ...
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.
- Cartwheel Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cartwheel Landing is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwheel Landing
- Cool Spring
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cool Spring is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Dog Bluff
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Dog Bluff is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Bluff
- Dog Bluff Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Dog Bluff Landing is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Bluff Landing
- Floyds Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Floyds Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyds Crossroads
- Floyds Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Floyds Ferry is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyds Ferry
- Gapway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Gapway is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapway
- Jones Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Jonestown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Jonestown is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Lewisville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Lewisville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
- Marion
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pages ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pages is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Pitch Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pitch Landing is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitch Landing
- Pleasant Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant View
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Polecat Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Polecat Landing is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polecat Landing
- Poplar Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Rains
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Red Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
How Far From Cartwheel Landing 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 Cartwheel Landing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cartwheel Landing and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cartwheel Landing 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 102 miles [164.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 353 miles [568.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cartwheel Landing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cartwheel Landing 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 Cartwheel Landing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1002, Longitude: -79.2403 In this case, the coordinates for Cartwheel Landing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.312 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.346 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.233 degrees. |
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