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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 Longs, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Longs 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 Longs:
- 33.938723, -78.733272
- 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 Longs
- 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 Longs 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 Longs
Communities Also Named Longs ...
We found six communities that are also named Longs.
Within South Carolina, the name Longs is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Polk County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Longs [Polk County].
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Longs [Frederick County].
- Michigan
- Huron County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Longs [Huron County].
- New Mexico
- Roosevelt County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Mexico community of Longs [Roosevelt County].
- Ohio
- Columbiana County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Longs [Columbiana County].
- Washington
- Columbia County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Longs [Columbia County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Longs ...
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.
- Cedar Creek Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Chestnut Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Chestnut Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Crossroads
- Dogwood Neck ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Dogwood Neck is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Neck
- Forest Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Forest Lake is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Golf View Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goretown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goretown is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goretown
- Grahams Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Grahams Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Crossroads
- Hand
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Hulls Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hulls Island is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Island
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Kingswood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Kingswood is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Little Town
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Little Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Nixons Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Nixons Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Crossroads
- Red Bluff Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Red Bluff Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bluff Ferry is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Ferry
- Star Bluff Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Longs 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 Longs to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Longs and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<3> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Longs to Conway, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 131 miles [210.8 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 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Longs 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. |
| <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 Longs, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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- Longs) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Longs 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 Longs. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9387, Longitude: -78.7333 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.03 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.999 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.096 degrees. |
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