Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Dunes Cove:
  • 33.771839, -78.796411
  • 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 Dunes Cove

• 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 Dunes Cove is near Brunswick County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Dunes Cove

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dunes Cove ...

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.

• Cane Patch
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Cane Patch is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Patch
• Dogwood Neck ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Dogwood Neck is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Neck
• Forest Dunes
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Forest Dunes is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dunes
• Green Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Green Lakes is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lakes
• Hand
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hand is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
• Lake Shore
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lake Shore is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
• Long Bay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Long Bay is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bay
• Ocean Forest
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Ocean Forest is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Forest
• Plantation Point
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Plantation Point is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
• Skimmer Bay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Skimmer Bay is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skimmer Bay
• Timber Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Timber Ridge is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge

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

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

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Dunes Cove to Conway, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 367 miles [590.6 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 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,880 miles [11,072.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,767 miles [7,671.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'