Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Owens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Owens and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Owens
- 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 Owens:
- 33.689893, -78.905307
- 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 Owens
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Horry County
- Since Owens is near Georgetown County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Owens ...
We found 24 communities that share the name Owens.
There are three communities within South Carolina that are also named Owens.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Georgetown County
- Laurens County
- Spartanburg County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Etowah County
- This Owens is located in Etowah County and lies 399 miles [642.1 km]<1> to the west of the Owens that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Owens.
- Pickens County
- This Owens is located in Pickens County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km] to the west of the Owens that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Owens.
- Arizona
- Arkansas
- Delaware
- Florida
- Georgia
- Louisiana
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New Jersey
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Brown County
- This Owens is located in Brown County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km]<1> to the west of the Owens that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Owens.
- Crosby County
- This Owens is located in Crosby County and lies 1,288 miles [2,072.8 km] to the west of the Owens that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crosby County community of Owens.
- Virginia
- Botetourt County
- This Owens is located in Botetourt County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the north of the Owens that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Botetourt County community of Owens.
- King George County
- This Owens is located in King George County and lies 336 miles [540.7 km] to the north northeast of the Owens that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King George County community of Owens.
- Sussex County
- This Owens is located in Sussex County and lies 233 miles [375 km] to the north northeast of the Owens that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Owens.
- West Virginia
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Owens ...
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.
- Crystal Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Crystal Lake is located in Horry County
- Cypress Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
- Cypress Creek is located in Horry County
- Forestbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestbrook
- Forestbrook is located in Horry County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Forestbrook <5>
- Hunter Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunter Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Fields
- Hunter Fields is located in Horry County
- Hurl Rocks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hurl Rocks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurl Rocks
- Hurl Rocks is located in Horry County
- Ocean Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Forest
- Ocean Forest is located in Horry County
- Pebble Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pebble Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
- Pebble Beach is located in Horry County
- Pine Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Horry County
- Plantation Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
- Plantation Point is located in Horry County
- Seaview Place
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seaview Place have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Place
- Seaview Place is located in Horry County
- Springmaid Beach
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springmaid Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springmaid Beach
- Springmaid Beach is located in Horry County
- Tarpon Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tarpon Bay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon Bay
- Tarpon Bay is located in Horry County
- Watergate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Woodland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Horry County
How Far From Owens 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 Owens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Owens and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Owens to Conway, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west (W). 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 374 miles [601.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
- 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).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,775 miles [7,684.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Owens. 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> | 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 from Point A (ie- Owens) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Owens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6899, Longitude: -78.9053 In this case, the coordinates for Owens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Owens, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Owens could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Owens to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.127 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.073 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.234 degrees. |