Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Playcards:
  • 34.054614, -79.005866
  • 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 Playcards

• 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 Playcards is near Columbus County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Playcards

Curious and Interesting Names Near Playcards ...

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.

• Booth
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Booth is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
• Daisy
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Daisy is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
• Glenn
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Glenn is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
• Green Sea
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Green Sea is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Sea
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Sea <1>
• Howard
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Howard is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
• Lewisville ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Lewisville is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
• Live Oak
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Live Oak is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
• Long Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Long Point is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
• Pleasant View
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant View is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Polecat Bay ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Polecat Bay is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polecat Bay
• Poplar Forks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Poplar Forks is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forks
• Poplar Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Princeville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Princeville is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princeville

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

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

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Playcards to Conway, with an average speed<3> 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 four to five hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 116 miles [186.7 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 351 miles [564.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,191 miles [9,963.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,764 miles [7,666.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'