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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 Lake Shore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lake Shore and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lake Shore:
    • 33.737672, -78.839191
    • 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 Lake Shore
  • 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 Lake Shore ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Lake Shore.

Within South Carolina, the name Lake Shore is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the west of the Lake Shore that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Lake Shore.
    • Colorado
      • Hinsdale County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hinsdale County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinsdale County community of Lake Shore.
    • Florida
      • Duval County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Duval County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<1> to the southwest of the Lake Shore that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duval County community of Lake Shore.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Hall County and lies 297 miles [478 km]<1> to the west of the Lake Shore that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Lake Shore.
    • Indiana
      • Porter 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 Indiana community of Lake Shore [Porter County].
    • Kansas
      • Ellsworth 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 Kansas community of Lake Shore [Ellsworth County].
      • Jefferson County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Jefferson County and lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Shore that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Lake Shore.
    • Louisiana
      • Orleans Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Lake Shore [Orleans Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Lake Shore that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Lake Shore.
    • Michigan
      • Allegan 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 Michigan community of Lake Shore [Allegan County].
      • Macomb County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Macomb County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macomb County community of Lake Shore.
    • Minnesota
      • Cass County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Cass County and lies 1,199 miles [1,929.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lake Shore that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Lake Shore.
      • Ramsey 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 Minnesota community of Lake Shore [Ramsey County].
    • Missouri
      • Buchanan 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 Missouri community of Lake Shore [Buchanan County].
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Roane County and lies 354 miles [569.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Shore that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Lake Shore.
    • Texas
      • Brown County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Brown County and lies 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km]<1> to the west of the Lake Shore that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Lake Shore.
    • Utah
      • Davis 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 Utah community of Lake Shore [Davis County].
      • Utah County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Utah County and lies 1,856 miles [2,986.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lake Shore that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Lake Shore.
    • Washington
      • Clark County
      • This Lake Shore is located in Clark County and lies 2,436 miles [3,920.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lake Shore that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clark County community of Lake Shore.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lake Shore ...

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.

  • Cane Patch
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Patch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Patch
    • Cane Patch is located in Horry County
  • Dunes Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunes Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes Cove
    • Dunes Cove is located in Horry County
  • Forest Dunes
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Dunes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Dunes
    • Forest Dunes is located in Horry County
  • Green Lakes
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lakes
    • Green Lakes is located in Horry County
  • Long Bay
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bay
    • Long Bay is located in Horry County
  • Ocean Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Forest
    • Ocean Forest is located in Horry County
  • Pine Island
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
    • Pine Island is located in Horry County
  • Plantation Point
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
    • Plantation Point is located in Horry County
  • Seaview Place
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaview Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Place
    • Seaview Place is located in Horry County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lake Shore and extending to:

  • Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lake Shore to Conway, with an average speed<5> 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 127 miles [204.4 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 370 miles [595.5 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,770 miles [7,676.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lake Shore. 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Lake Shore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lake Shore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7377, Longitude: -78.8392       In this case, the coordinates for Lake Shore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Lake Shore, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Lake Shore 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>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 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.
<6>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 Lake Shore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.09 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.038 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.196 degrees.




 

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