Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Port Harrelson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Harrelson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Port Harrelson
- 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 Port Harrelson:
- 33.680169, -79.119208
- 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 Port Harrelson
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Horry County
- Since Port Harrelson is near Georgetown County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Harrelson ...
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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bucksville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
- Bucksville is located in Horry County
- Coopers
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Enterprise Landing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Landing
- Enterprise Landing is located in Horry County
- Gilbert Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Crossroads
- Gilbert Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Keys Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Keys Field have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Field
- Keys Field is located in Horry County
- Longwood Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longwood Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood Landing
- Longwood Landing is located in Horry County
- Lower Topsaw Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Topsaw Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Topsaw Landing
- Lower Topsaw Landing is located in Georgetown County
- Mulberry Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mulberry Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry Landing
- Mulberry Landing is located in Georgetown County
- Peachtree Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachtree Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Ferry
- Peachtree Ferry is located in Horry County
- Peachtree Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peachtree Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Landing
- Peachtree Landing is located in Horry County
- Toddville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Upper Topsaw Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Topsaw Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Topsaw Landing
- Upper Topsaw Landing is located in Georgetown County
How Far From Port Harrelson 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 Port Harrelson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Port Harrelson once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Port Harrelson and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Port Harrelson to Conway, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 112 miles [180.2 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 378 miles [608.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,785 miles [7,700.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Port Harrelson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- Port Harrelson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Harrelson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6802, Longitude: -79.1192 In this case, the coordinates for Port Harrelson have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Port Harrelson 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 309.245 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.208 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.315 degrees. |