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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 Country Club Forest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Country Club Forest 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 Country Club Forest:
- 33.864059, -79.042814
- 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 Country Club Forest
- 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 Country Club Forest 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 Country Club Forest
Communities Also Named Country Club Forest ...
We found two communities that are also named Country Club Forest.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Country Club Forest.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Country Club Forest in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Florence County
- This Country Club Forest is located in Florence County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Country Club Forest that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Country Club Forest.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Country Club Forest is located in Alamance County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the north of the Country Club Forest that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Country Club Forest.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Country Club Forest ...
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
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Cedar Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Coastal Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Coastal Heights is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coastal Heights
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- College Park is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Crosswinds
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Crosswinds is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswinds
- Hickory Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Homewood
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Homewood is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Longwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Maple Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crossroads
- Mary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Mary is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Ned Swamp
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ned Swamp is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned Swamp
- Park Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Park Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Polecat Bay ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Polecat Bay is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polecat Bay
- Poplar Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Forks is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forks
- Sand Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- University Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- University Forest is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Forest
How Far From Country Club Forest 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 Country Club Forest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Country Club Forest and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- 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 Country Club Forest 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 364 miles [585.8 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>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Country Club Forest) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Country Club Forest 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 Country Club Forest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8641, Longitude: -79.0428 In this case, the coordinates for Country Club Forest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.203 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.186 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.232 degrees. |
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