Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Dyers 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 Dyers Hill:
  • 34.582935, -79.760896
  • 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 Dyers 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 Marlboro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marlboro County
  • Since Dyers Hill is near Darlington County and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Darlington County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Dyers Hill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Dyers 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.

• Argyle
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Argyle is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argyle
• Beauty Spot ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Beauty Spot is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Spot
• Burnt Factory ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Burnt Factory is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
• Cash
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Cash is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
• Everetts ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Everetts is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Everetts
• Grace Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Grace Heights is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Heights
• Plumfield Landing
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Plumfield Landing is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plumfield Landing
• Robbins Neck
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Robbins Neck is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Neck
• Society Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Society Hill is located in Darlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Society Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Society Hill <1>
• Sparks Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Sparks Ferry is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks Ferry
• Sunnybrook Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sunnybrook Heights is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Heights
• Welsh Neck ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Welsh Neck is located in Marlboro County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Neck

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Dyers Hill and extending to:

• Bennettsville, which is the Seat of Marlboro County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Dyers Hill to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> 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).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'