Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Eddy Lake:
  • 33.650169, -79.120597
  • 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 Eddy Lake

• 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 Eddy Lake is near Georgetown County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Eddy Lake

Curious and Interesting Names Near Eddy Lake ...

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.

• Bucksville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Bucksville is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
• Carriage Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Carriage Run is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Run
• Enterprise Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Enterprise Landing is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Landing
• Gilbert Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Crossroads
• Jensens
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jensens is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensens
• Longwood Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Longwood Landing is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Landing
• Lower Topsaw Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lower Topsaw Landing is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Topsaw Landing
• Mulberry Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mulberry Landing is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
• Peachtree Ferry
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peachtree Ferry is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Ferry
• Peachtree Landing
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Peachtree Landing is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Landing
• Upper Topsaw Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Upper Topsaw Landing is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Topsaw Landing

How Far From Eddy Lake 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 Eddy Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of Eddy Lake once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Eddy Lake and extending to:

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Eddy Lake to Conway, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours 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 112 miles [180.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,901 miles [11,106.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'