Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Oakey Bay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oakey Bay and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Oakey Bay

• 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 Oakey Bay:
  • 33.843780, -79.133096
  • 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 Oakey Bay

• 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 Oakey Bay 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 Oakey Bay

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oakey Bay ...

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 Grove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Homewood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Homewood is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Juniper Bay
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Juniper Bay is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Bay
• Knotty Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Knotty Branch is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotty Branch
• Longwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Longwood is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
• Mary
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Mary is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
• Ned Swamp
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Ned Swamp is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned Swamp
• Park Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Park Hill is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Hill
• Pee Dee Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pee Dee Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee Crossroads
• Sand Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Ridge is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
• Twelvemile
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Twelvemile is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile

How Far From Oakey Bay 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 Oakey Bay to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Oakey Bay and extending to:

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies just to the East.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Oakey Bay 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 367 miles [590.6 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 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'