Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Horry:
  • 33.937112, -79.134207
  • 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 Horry

• 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 Horry is near Marion County and also Georgetown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 Horry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horry ...

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.

• Allen
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Allen is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Booth
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Booth is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
• Cool Spring
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
• Dog Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Dog Bluff is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Bluff
• Jones Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Jones Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
• Joy ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Joy is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
• Juniper Bay
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Juniper Bay is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Bay
• Knotty Branch
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Knotty Branch is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotty Branch
• Mary
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Mary is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
• Ned Swamp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Ned Swamp is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned Swamp
• Pleasant Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Polecat Bay ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Polecat Bay is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polecat Bay
• Poplar Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Poplar Forks is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forks
• Poplar Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill

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

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

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Horry to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'