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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 Hand, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hand 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 Hand:
- 33.853453, -78.807449
- 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 Hand
- 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 Hand 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 Hand
Communities Also Named Hand ...
We found six communities that are also named Hand.
Within South Carolina, the name Hand is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Baxter County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Hand [Baxter County].
- Michigan
- Wayne County
- This Hand is located in Wayne County and lies 628 miles [1,010.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Hand that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Hand.
- Mississippi
- Kemper County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Hand [Kemper County].
- New Hampshire
- Coos County
- This Hand is located in Coos County and lies 864 miles [1,390.5 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Hand that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coos County community of Hand.
- South Dakota
- Hand County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Dakota community of Hand [Hand County].
- Virginia
- Southampton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Hand [Southampton County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hand ...
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 northeast)
- Chestnut Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Crossroads
- Crescent Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Beach is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Dogwood Neck ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Dogwood Neck is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Neck
- Dunes Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Dunes Cove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes Cove
- Forest Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Forest Lake is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Grahamville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Grahamville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Green Lakes
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Green Lakes is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lakes
- Nixonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Red Bluff Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bluff Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Bluff Ferry is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Ferry
- Shell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Shell is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell
- Skimmer Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Skimmer Bay is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skimmer Bay
- Star Bluff Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Timber Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Timber Ridge is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Hand to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Hand to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Hand and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Hand to Conway, with an average speed<4> 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 128 miles [206 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 361 miles [581 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Hand, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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- Hand) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Hand 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Hand 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 Hand. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8535, Longitude: -78.8074 In this case, the coordinates for Hand have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.072 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.034 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.149 degrees. |
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