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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 Peachtree Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peachtree Ferry 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 Peachtree Ferry:
    • 33.695170, -79.050871
    • 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 Peachtree Ferry
  • 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 Peachtree Ferry 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 Peachtree Ferry

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peachtree Ferry ...

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.

  • Bucksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Bucksville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
  • Burning Ridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Burning Ridge is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Ridge
  • Coopers
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Coopers is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
  • Enterprise Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Enterprise Landing is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Landing
  • Forestbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Hunter Fields
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Hunter Fields is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Fields
  • Keys Field
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Keys Field is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Field
  • Peachtree Landing
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Peachtree Landing is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Landing
  • Rosewood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Rosewood is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Tarpon Bay
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Tarpon Bay is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon Bay
  • Toddville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Toddville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
  • Watergate
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Watergate is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate

How Far From Peachtree Ferry 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 Peachtree Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Peachtree Ferry and extending to:

  • Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Peachtree Ferry to Conway, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 115 miles [185.1 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 376 miles [605.1 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,209 miles [9,992.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,781 miles [7,694.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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>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- Peachtree Ferry) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Peachtree Ferry to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Peachtree Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6952, Longitude: -79.0509       In this case, the coordinates for Peachtree Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.207 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.167 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.286 degrees.