Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Fairtraid:
  • 33.873782, -78.979477
  • 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 Fairtraid

• 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 Fairtraid is near Marion County and also Columbus 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 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 Fairtraid

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fairtraid ...

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
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Allen is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Coastal Heights
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Coastal Heights is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coastal Heights
• College Park
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • College Park is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
• Crosswinds
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Crosswinds is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswinds
• Grahamville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grahamville is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
• Hickory Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Homewood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Homewood is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Longwood
  (6 miles [9.7 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 northwest)
  • Maple Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crossroads
• Nixonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Nixonville is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
• Park Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Park Hill is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
• Poplar Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar Forks is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forks
• Shell
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shell is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell
• University Forest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • University Forest is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Forest

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

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

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 118 miles [189.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Fairtraid 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 363 miles [584.2 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 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'