Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Floyds Ferry:
  • 34.225164, -79.134483
  • 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 Floyds Ferry

• 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 Floyds Ferry 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 Floyds Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Floyds Ferry ...

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.

• Cartwheel Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Cartwheel Landing is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwheel Landing
• Fair Bluff
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
• Floyds Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Floyds Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyds Crossroads
• Fork
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Fork is located in Dillon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fork <1>
• Gapway
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Gapway is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapway
• High Hill Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • High Hill Crossroads is located in Dillon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Crossroads
• Lake View
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Lake View is located in Dillon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake View <1>
• May Hilltop
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • May Hilltop is located in Dillon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hilltop
• Pitch Landing
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pitch Landing is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitch Landing
• Pleasant View
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Squires
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Squires is located in Dillon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires
• Zion
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Zion is located in Marion County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

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

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

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Floyds Ferry to Conway, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the west (W). 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 342 miles [550.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'