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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 Myrtle Island, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Myrtle Island 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 Myrtle Island:
- 32.211870, -80.864831
- 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 Myrtle Island
- 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since Myrtle Island is near Jasper County and also Chatham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jasper County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham 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 Myrtle Island
Communities Also Named Myrtle Island ...
We found one communities that are also named Myrtle Island.
Within South Carolina, the name Myrtle Island is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Myrtle Island in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Flagler County
- This Myrtle Island is located in Flagler County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the south of the Myrtle Island that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flagler County community of Myrtle Island.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Myrtle Island ...
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.
- Copp Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Copp Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copp Landing
- Good Hope Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Good Hope Landing is located in Jasper County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Good Hope Landing
- Harbour Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Harbour Town is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour Town
- Heritage Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Heritage Woods is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Woods
- Hickory Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hickory Bluff is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Bluff
- Honey Horn Plantation
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Horse Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Horse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Indigo Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Indigo Run is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Run
- Lighthouse Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lighthouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lighthouse Landing
- Otter Hole
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Otter Hole is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Hole
- Point Comfort
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Point Comfort is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Comfort
- Sea Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sea Pines is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sea Pines
- Spanish Wells
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Spanish Wells is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Wells
- Windmill Harbor
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Windmill Harbor is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill Harbor
How Far From Myrtle Island 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 Myrtle Island to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Myrtle Island and extending to:
- Beaufort, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Myrtle Island to Beaufort, with an average speed<2> 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 123 miles [197.9 km] to the north (N). 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 509 miles [819.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,355 miles [10,227.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,040 miles [11,329.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,927 miles [7,929.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 from Point A (ie- Myrtle Island) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Myrtle Island 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 Myrtle Island. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2119, Longitude: -80.8648 In this case, the coordinates for Myrtle Island have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.191 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.085 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.358 degrees. |
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