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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 Pinewood Acres, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pinewood Acres and the surrounding area.
- 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 Pinewood Acres:
- 33.811284, -78.716129
- 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 Pinewood Acres
- 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 Pinewood Acres is near Brunswick County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Pinewood Acres
Communities Also Named Pinewood Acres ...
We found four communities that are also named Pinewood Acres.
Within South Carolina, the name Pinewood Acres is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Louisiana
- East Baton Rouge Parish
- This Pinewood Acres is located in East Baton Rouge Parish and lies 752 miles [1,210.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Pinewood Acres that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Baton Rouge Parish community of Pinewood Acres.
- Maryland
- Calvert County
- This Pinewood Acres is located in Calvert County and lies 353 miles [568.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pinewood Acres that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Pinewood Acres.
- North Carolina
- Alamance County
- This Pinewood Acres is located in Alamance County and lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pinewood Acres that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Pinewood Acres.
- Wake County
- This Pinewood Acres is located in Wake County and lies 133 miles [214 km] to the north of the Pinewood Acres that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wake County community of Pinewood Acres.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pinewood Acres ...
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.
- Cedar Creek Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Creekside
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Creekside is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Crescent Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crescent Beach is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Dunes Cove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Dunes Cove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunes Cove
- Forest Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Forest Lake is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Golf View Plantation
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Lakes
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Green Lakes is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lakes
- Hand
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Heritage Shores
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Heritage Shores is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Shores
- Kingswood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Kingswood is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Nixons Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Nixons Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Crossroads
- Skimmer Bay
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Skimmer Bay is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skimmer Bay
- Star Bluff Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Timber Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Pinewood Acres 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 Pinewood Acres to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Pinewood Acres and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Pinewood Acres to Conway, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 133 miles [214 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 363 miles [584.2 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 6,189 miles [9,960.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Pinewood Acres) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pinewood Acres 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 Pinewood Acres. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8113, Longitude: -78.7161 In this case, the coordinates for Pinewood Acres have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.022 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.97 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.128 degrees. |
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