Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Knotty Branch:
  • 33.921001, -79.158097
  • 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 Knotty Branch

• 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 Knotty Branch 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 Knotty Branch

Curious and Interesting Names Near Knotty Branch ...

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.

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

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Knotty Branch 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 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Knotty Branch to Columbia, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 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 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,892 miles [11,091.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'