Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Palmetto Shores, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Palmetto Shores and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Palmetto Shores
- 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 Palmetto Shores:
- 34.244320, -79.833118
- 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 Palmetto Shores
- 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 Darlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Darlington County
- Since Palmetto Shores is near Florence County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Florence County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Palmetto Shores ...
We found one communities that share the name Palmetto Shores.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Palmetto Shores.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Horry County
- This Palmetto Shores is located in Horry County and lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Palmetto Shores that is located in Darlington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Palmetto Shores.
- Horry County
Curious and Interesting Names Near Palmetto Shores ...
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.
- College Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Florence County
- Cypress Point
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cypress Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Point
- Cypress Point is located in Florence County
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Ebenezer is located in Florence County
- Farmwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Ferndale
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
- Florence is located in Florence County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 38,467 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Florence <3>
- Grove Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
- Grove Park is located in Florence County
- Heritage
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Hickory Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Florence County
- Hillcrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Hillside
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Howards Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howards Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howards Crossroads
- Howards Crossroads is located in Darlington County
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- Hunters Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Hunters Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Landmark Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Landmark Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark Woods
- Landmark Woods is located in Florence County
- Liberty Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Heights
- Liberty Heights is located in Darlington County
- Mayo Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayo Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo Heights
- Mayo Heights is located in Darlington County
- Meadow Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in Darlington County
- Pepper Ridge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pepper Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Ridge
- Pepper Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Pineneedles
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pineneedles have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pineneedles
- Pineneedles is located in Florence County
- Rogers Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Rose Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Royal Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
- Royal Oaks is located in Darlington County
- Sweetbriar
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sweetbriar have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Sweetbriar is located in Florence County
- Williams Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Heights
- Williams Heights is located in Florence County
- Hunters Ridge
How Far From Palmetto Shores 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 Palmetto Shores to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Palmetto Shores and extending to:
- Darlington, which is the Seat of Darlington County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Palmetto Shores to Columbia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,220 miles [10,010.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Palmetto Shores. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Darlington County: www.darcosc.com/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Palmetto Shores) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Palmetto Shores. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2443, Longitude: -79.8331 In this case, the coordinates for Palmetto Shores have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Palmetto Shores 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 309.644 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.748 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.41 degrees. |