Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Sea:
  • 34.126382, -78.975795
  • 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 Sea

• 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 Sea is near Columbus County and also Marion 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 Marion 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 Sea

Curious and Interesting Names Near Green Sea ...

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.

• Floyds Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Floyds Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyds Crossroads
• Glenn
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Glenn is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
• Howard
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Howard is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Lewisville ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewisville is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
• Live Oak
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Live Oak is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Long Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Long Point is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
• New Life
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • New Life is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Life
• Playcards
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Playcards is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playcards
• Pleasant View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant View is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Princeville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Princeville is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville
• Vinegar Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Vinegar Hill is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill

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

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

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Green Sea to Conway, with an average speed<2> 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 118 miles [189.9 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 346 miles [556.8 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'