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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 Princeton Place, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Princeton Place 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 Princeton Place:
- 33.854895, -78.662237
- 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 Princeton Place
- 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 Princeton Place 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 Princeton Place
Communities Also Named Princeton Place ...
We found one communities that are also named Princeton Place.
Within South Carolina, the name Princeton Place is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Princeton Place in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Princeton Place is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 511 miles [822.4 km]<1> to the west of the Princeton Place that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Princeton Place.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Princeton Place ...
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
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Creekside
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Creekside is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Crescent Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crescent Beach is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Beach
- Forest Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Forest Lake is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Golf View Plantation
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heritage Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Heritage Shores is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Shores
- Kingswood
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Kingswood is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Little River
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Nixons Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Nixons Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Crossroads
- Timber Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Timber Ridge is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Princeton Place 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 Princeton Place to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Princeton Place and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Princeton Place to Conway, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 136 miles [218.9 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 359 miles [577.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,185 miles [9,953.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,871 miles [11,057.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Princeton Place) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Princeton Place 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 Princeton Place. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8549, Longitude: -78.6622 In this case, the coordinates for Princeton Place have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.992 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.942 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.095 degrees. |
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