Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Frieds Bay:
  • 34.031004, -78.771131
  • 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 Frieds Bay

• 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 Frieds Bay is near Columbus County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Frieds Bay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Frieds Bay ...

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.

• Daisy
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Daisy is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Glenn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Glenn is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
• Goretown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Goretown is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goretown
• Grahams Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Grahams Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Crossroads
• Guide
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Guide is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guide
• Guideway
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Guideway is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guideway
• Hulls Island
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Hulls Island is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Island
• Little Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Little Town is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
• Long Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Long Point is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
• Longs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Longs is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longs <1>
• Pine Level
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Pine Level is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Level
• Sandy Plain
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Sandy Plain is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Plain
• Snowhill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Snowhill is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowhill

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

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

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Frieds Bay to Conway, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 129 miles [207.6 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 349 miles [561.7 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 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,755 miles [7,652.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'