Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Forest Dunes:
  • 33.737672, -78.826690
  • 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 Forest Dunes

• 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 Forest Dunes is near Georgetown County and also Brunswick 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 Brunswick 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 Forest Dunes

Curious and Interesting Names Near Forest Dunes ...

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
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cane Patch is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Patch
• Dunes Cove
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Dunes Cove is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes Cove
• Green Lakes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Green Lakes is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lakes
• Hurl Rocks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hurl Rocks is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurl Rocks
• Lake Shore
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lake Shore is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
• Long Bay
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Long Bay is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bay
• Ocean Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Ocean Forest is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Forest
• Pine Island
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Island is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
• Plantation Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Plantation Point is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
• Seaview Place
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Seaview Place is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Place
• Skimmer Bay
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Skimmer Bay is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skimmer Bay

How Far From Forest Dunes to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Forest Dunes to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Forest Dunes 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 127 miles [204.4 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 369 miles [593.8 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 6,197 miles [9,973.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'