Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Peters Ferry Landing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Peters Ferry Landing and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Peters Ferry Landing

• 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 Peters Ferry Landing:
  • 33.937109, -79.317549
  • 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 Peters Ferry Landing

• 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 Peters Ferry Landing is near Marion County and also Florence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Florence 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 Peters Ferry Landing

Curious and Interesting Names Near Peters Ferry Landing ...

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.

• Dog Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Dog Bluff is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Bluff
• Dog Bluff Landing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Dog Bluff Landing is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Bluff Landing
• Hughes Landing
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Hughes Landing is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
• Jonestown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jonestown is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
• Jordanville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jordanville is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
• Locust Tree Landing
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Locust Tree Landing is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Tree Landing
• Pages ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pages is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages
• Red Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Peters Ferry Landing and extending to:

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Peters Ferry Landing to Conway, with an average speed<2> 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 98 miles [157.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 365 miles [587.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'