Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Dunbar, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dunbar and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Dunbar
- 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 Dunbar:
- 33.529890, -79.354776
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Dunbar
- 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 Georgetown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
- Since Dunbar is near Williamsburg County and also Horry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- eBird sighting report for Horry 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Dunbar ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Dunbar.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Dunbar.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 22 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- Illinois
- Iowa
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Lowndes County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Dunbar [Lowndes County].
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Dunbar [Washington County].
- Nebraska
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- Love County
- This Dunbar is located in Love County and lies 1,028 miles [1,654.4 km]<1> to the west of the Dunbar that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Love County community of Dunbar.
- Pushmataha County
- This Dunbar is located in Pushmataha County and lies 928 miles [1,493.5 km] to the west of the Dunbar that is located in Georgetown County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pushmataha County community of Dunbar.
- Ontario
- This Dunbar lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Dunbar that is located in Georgetown County.
- Pennsylvania
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Virginia
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunbar ...
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.
- Caring Cross Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Caring Cross Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Caring Cross Ferry
- Caring Cross Ferry is located in Georgetown County
- Cow Head Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Head Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Head Landing
- Cow Head Landing is located in Georgetown County
- Cribb Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cribb Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Crossroads
- Cribb Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Good Hope
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Graves
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Lanes Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lanes Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lanes Creek
- Lanes Creek is located in Georgetown County
- Plantersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Georgetown County
- Pleasant Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Georgetown County
- Post Foot Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Post Foot Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Post Foot Landing
- Post Foot Landing is located in Georgetown County
- Pringle Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pringle Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Heights
- Pringle Heights is located in Georgetown County
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Rose Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Snow Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Union Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- Union Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
How Far From Dunbar 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 Dunbar to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dunbar and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Georgetown County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Dunbar to Georgetown, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 392 miles [630.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Dunbar. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Dunbar) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Dunbar. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5299, Longitude: -79.3548 In this case, the coordinates for Dunbar have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Dunbar could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Dunbar to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.376 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.336 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.445 degrees. |