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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 Oceanside Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oceanside Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Oceanside Village:
    • 33.594614, -78.990867
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Oceanside Village
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Oceanside Village ...

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.

  • Garden City
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Garden City Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jamestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Horry County
  • Jensens
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jensens have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensens
    • Jensens is located in Horry County
  • Longleaf
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longleaf have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
    • Longleaf is located in Horry County
  • Ocean Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Pines
    • Ocean Pines is located in Horry County
  • Pirate Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pirate Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirate Cove
    • Pirate Cove is located in Horry County
  • Robin Hood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Hood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood
    • Robin Hood is located in Georgetown County
  • Seabreeze
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabreeze have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
    • Seabreeze is located in Horry County
  • Sunny Side
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
    • Sunny Side is located in Georgetown County
  • Surf Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Surf Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Pines
    • Surf Pines is located in Horry County
  • Surfside Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Windjammer Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windjammer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer Village
    • Windjammer Village is located in Horry County

How Far From Oceanside Village 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 Oceanside Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Oceanside Village and extending to:

  • Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Oceanside Village to Conway, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 381 miles [613.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,211 miles [9,995.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,897 miles [11,099.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oceanside Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oceanside Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oceanside Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5946, Longitude: -78.9909       In this case, the coordinates for Oceanside Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Oceanside Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.174 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.114 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.294 degrees.









 

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