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

• 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.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Oceanside Village

• 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 Oceanside Village 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 Oceanside Village

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 is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City <1>
• Garden City Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Garden City Beach is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City Beach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Garden City Beach <1>
• Jamestown
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jamestown is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
• Jensens
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Jensens is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensens
• Longleaf
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Longleaf is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
• Ocean Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Ocean Pines is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Pines
• Pirate Cove
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Pirate Cove is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirate Cove
• Robin Hood
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Robin Hood is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood
• Seabreeze
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Seabreeze is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
• Sunny Side
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Sunny Side is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
• Surf Pines
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Surf Pines is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Pines
• Surfside Beach
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Surfside Beach is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surfside Beach
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,580 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Surfside Beach <1>
• Windjammer Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Windjammer Village is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer Village

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<2> beginning in Oceanside Village and extending to:

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Oceanside Village to Conway, with an average speed<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'