Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Privetts:
  • 33.969059, -79.002534
  • 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 Privetts

• 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 Privetts 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 Privetts

Curious and Interesting Names Near Privetts ...

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.

• Allen
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Allen is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
• Booth
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Booth is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
• Hickory Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
• Homewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Homewood is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
• Joy ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Joy is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
• Lewisville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lewisville is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
• Maple Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Maple Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crossroads
• Playcards
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Playcards is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playcards
• Polecat Bay ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Polecat Bay is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polecat Bay
• Poplar Forks
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Forks is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forks
• Poplar Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Shell
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Shell is located in Horry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell

How Far From Privetts to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Privetts to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Privetts and extending to:

• Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Privetts to Conway, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three 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 357 miles [574.5 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,195 miles [9,969.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,768 miles [7,673.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'