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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 Longleaf, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Longleaf 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 Longleaf:
- 33.620448, -78.990034
- 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 Longleaf
- 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 Longleaf is near Georgetown County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Longleaf
Communities Also Named Longleaf ...
We found four communities that are also named Longleaf.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Longleaf.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Florence County
- This Longleaf is located in Florence County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Longleaf that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Florence County community of Longleaf.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Longleaf is located in Jefferson County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the west of the Longleaf that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Longleaf.
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- This Longleaf is located in Rapides Parish and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the west of the Longleaf that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Longleaf.
- North Carolina
- Moore 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 North Carolina community of Longleaf [Moore County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Longleaf ...
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.
- Crystal Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jensens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jensens is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensens
- Ocean Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Pines is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Pines
- Pirate Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pirate Cove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirate Cove
- Robin Hood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Hood is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood
- Seabreeze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seabreeze is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
- Surf Pines
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Surf Pines is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Pines
- Surfside Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Windjammer Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windjammer Village is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer Village
- Woodland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Longleaf 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 Longleaf to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Longleaf and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Longleaf 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Longleaf) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Longleaf 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Longleaf 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 Longleaf. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6204, Longitude: -78.9900 In this case, the coordinates for Longleaf have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.174 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.117 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.286 degrees. |
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