Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Hammond, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hammond and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Hammond
- 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 Hammond:
- 33.905171, -78.853358
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Hammond
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Horry County
- Since Hammond is near Columbus County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbus County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Hammond ...
We found 33 communities that share the name Hammond.
There are three communities within South Carolina that are also named Hammond.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 32 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Anderson County
- Barnwell County
- Kershaw County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Fresno County
- This Hammond is located in Fresno County and lies 2,296 miles [3,695.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Hammond that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fresno County community of Hammond.
- Tulare County
- This Hammond is located in Tulare County and lies 2,248 miles [3,617.8 km] to the west northwest of the Hammond that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tulare County community of Hammond.
- Florida
- Putnam County
- This Hammond is located in Putnam County and lies 349 miles [561.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Hammond that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Hammond.
- Volusia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Hammond [Volusia County].
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Hammond [Johnson County].
- Knox County
- This Hammond is located in Knox County and lies 345 miles [555.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Hammond that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Hammond.
- Louisiana
- Maine
- Michigan
- Kent County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hammond [Kent County].
- Menominee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Hammond [Menominee County].
- Presque Isle County
- This Hammond is located in Presque Isle County and lies 845 miles [1,359.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Hammond that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Presque Isle County community of Hammond.
- Minnesota
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New York
- Saint Lawrence County
- This Hammond is located in Saint Lawrence County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hammond that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Lawrence County community of Hammond.
- Westchester County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Hammond [Westchester County].
- Ontario
- This Hammond lies 817 miles [1,314.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Hammond that is located in Horry County.
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Potter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hammond [Potter County].
- Tioga County
- This Hammond is located in Tioga County and lies 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the north of the Hammond that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Hammond.
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Hammond [Warren County].
- Texas
- Polk County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Polk County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Hammond.
- Robertson County
- This Hammond is located in Robertson County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<1> to the west of the Hammond that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Hammond.
- West Virginia
- Wisconsin
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hammond ...
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.
- Chestnut Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Crossroads
- Chestnut Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Daisy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Dogwood Neck ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Neck
- Dogwood Neck is located in Horry County
- Grahamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Grahamville is located in Horry County
- Hand
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Little Town
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Little Town is located in Horry County
- Longs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longs
- Longs is located in Horry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longs <5>
- Nixonville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixonville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Red Bluff Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossroads
- Red Bluff Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Red Bluff Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Ferry
- Red Bluff Ferry is located in Horry County
- Shell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Star Bluff Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Bluff Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Bluff Crossroads
- Star Bluff Crossroads is located in Horry County
How Far From Hammond 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 Hammond to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hammond and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Hammond to Conway, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 125 miles [201.2 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 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 359 miles [577.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Hammond. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Hammond) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Hammond. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9052, Longitude: -78.8534 In this case, the coordinates for Hammond have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Hammond could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Hammond, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Hammond to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.097 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.071 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.15 degrees. |