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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Green Bay Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Green Bay Park and the surrounding area.
- 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 Green Bay Park:
- 33.722394, -78.858081
- 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 Green Bay Park
- 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 Green Bay Park 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 Green Bay Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Bay Park ...
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
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cane Patch is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Patch
- Cypress Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Cypress Creek is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Dunes Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Dunes Cove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes Cove
- Forest Dunes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Dunes is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dunes
- Forestbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Green Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Lakes is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lakes
- Hurl Rocks
(4 miles [6.4 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 northeast)
- Lake Shore is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shore
- Long Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] 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 northeast)
- Ocean Forest is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Forest
- Pebble Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pebble Beach is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
- Pine Island
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Pine Island is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Plantation Point
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Plantation Point is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
- Seaview Place
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Seaview Place is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Place
- Springmaid Beach
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Springmaid Beach is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springmaid Beach
- Tarpon Bay
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Tarpon Bay is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon Bay
How Far From Green Bay Park 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 Green Bay Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Green Bay Park and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Green Bay Park 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 126 miles [202.8 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 371 miles [597.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,885 miles [11,080.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,771 miles [7,678.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Green Bay Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <4> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Green Bay Park to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Green Bay Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7224, Longitude: -78.8581 In this case, the coordinates for Green Bay Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.101 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.048 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.207 degrees. |
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