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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 North Conway, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North Conway 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 North Conway:
- 33.852948, -79.050592
- 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 North Conway
- 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 North Conway is near Marion County and also Georgetown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 North Conway
Communities Also Named North Conway ...
We found one communities that are also named North Conway.
Within South Carolina, the name North Conway is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named North Conway in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Hampshire
- Carroll County
- This North Conway is located in Carroll County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the North Conway that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of North Conway.
Curious and Interesting Names Near North Conway ...
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.
- Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Burning Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Burning Ridge is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Ridge
- Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Cedar Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Coastal Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Coastal Heights is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coastal Heights
- College Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- College Park is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Crosswinds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Crosswinds is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosswinds
- Hickory Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Homewood is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Longwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Longwood is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Maple Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crossroads
- Mary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Mary is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Ned Swamp
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Ned Swamp is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned Swamp
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Park Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Park Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
- Poplar Forks
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Poplar Forks is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forks
- Sand Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Sand Ridge is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- University Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- University Forest is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Forest
How Far From North Conway 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 North Conway to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in North Conway and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies just to the South.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from North Conway to Columbia, with an average speed<2>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 365 miles [587.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,202 miles [9,981.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,889 miles [11,086.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 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 drawn from Point A (ie- North Conway) 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 North Conway 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 North Conway. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8529, Longitude: -79.0506 In this case, the coordinates for North Conway have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.207 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.189 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.238 degrees. |
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