|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Myrtle Trace, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Myrtle Trace 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 Trace:
- 33.784338, -78.998923
- 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 Trace
- 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 Myrtle Trace 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 Myrtle Trace
Curious and Interesting Names Near Myrtle Trace ...
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.
- Bucksville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Bucksville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
- Burning Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Burning Ridge is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Ridge
- Coastal Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Coastal Heights is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coastal Heights
- College Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- College Park is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Crosswinds
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Crosswinds is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswinds
- Cypress Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Cypress Creek is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Forestbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Grahamville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Grahamville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Hunter Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunter Fields is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Fields
- Keys Field
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Keys Field is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Field
- Longwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Longwood is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Park Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Park Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Pine Island
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pine Island is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Sand Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Sand Ridge is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Tarpon Bay
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tarpon Bay is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon Bay
- Toddville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Toddville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- University Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- University Forest is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Forest
How Far From Myrtle Trace 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 Myrtle Trace to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Myrtle Trace and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Myrtle Trace to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,203 miles [9,982.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,890 miles [11,088.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Myrtle Trace) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Trace 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 Trace. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7843, Longitude: -78.9989 In this case, the coordinates for Myrtle Trace have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.178 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.146 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.24 degrees. |
|
|