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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 Princeville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Princeville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Princeville:
    • 34.080725, -78.937529
    • 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 Princeville
  • 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

Communities Also Named Princeville ...

We found seven communities that share the name Princeville.

There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Princeville.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Lexington County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Princeville [Lexington County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Hawaii
      • This Princeville lies 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Princeville that is located in Horry County.
    • Illinois
      • Peoria County
      • This Princeville is located in Peoria County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Princeville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Princeville.
    • Kansas
      • Cloud County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Princeville [Cloud County].
    • North Carolina
      • Edgecombe County
      • This Princeville is located in Edgecombe County and lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Princeville that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Princeville.
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Princeville lies 1,229 miles [1,977.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Princeville that is located in Horry County.
    • Quebec
      • This Princeville lies 913 miles [1,469.3 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Princeville that is located in Horry County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Princeville ...

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.

  • Daisy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Horry County
  • Glenn
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn
    • Glenn is located in Horry County
  • Goretown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goretown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goretown
    • Goretown is located in Horry County
  • Grahams Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahams Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Crossroads
    • Grahams Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Green Sea
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Howard
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
    • Howard is located in Horry County
  • Lewisville ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Lewisville is located in Horry County
  • Live Oak
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oak
    • Live Oak is located in Horry County
  • Long Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Point
    • Long Point is located in Horry County
  • New Life
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Life have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Life
    • New Life is located in Columbus County (NC)
  • Playcards
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Playcards have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playcards
    • Playcards is located in Horry County
  • Pleasant View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Horry County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Princeville and extending to:

  • Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Princeville to Conway, with an average speed<5> 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 five to six hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 120 miles [193.1 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 348 miles [560.1 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • 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 northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Princeville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Princeville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Princeville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Princeville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0807, Longitude: -78.9375       In this case, the coordinates for Princeville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Princeville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.143 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.149 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.127 degrees.









 

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