Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Shell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Shell
- 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 Shell:
- 33.902393, -78.913362
- 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 Shell
- 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 Shell is near Columbus County and also Brunswick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Columbus County
- eBird sighting report for Brunswick 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
Communities Also Named Shell ...
We found five communities that share the name Shell.
Within South Carolina, the name Shell is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- California
- Illinois
- Ohio
- Wyoming
Curious and Interesting Names Near Shell ...
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
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Dogwood Neck ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Neck
- Dogwood Neck is located in Horry County
- Grahamville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahamville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Grahamville is located in Horry County
- Hand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Hickory Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Maple Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crossroads
- Maple Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Nixonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Poplar Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forks
- Poplar Forks is located in Horry County
- Red Bluff Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossroads
- Red Bluff Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Red Bluff Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Ferry
- Red Bluff Ferry is located in Horry County
How Far From Shell 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 Shell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Shell and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Shell to Conway, with an average speed<4> 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 121 miles [194.7 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 360 miles [579.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,194 miles [9,968.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,766 miles [7,670.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Shell. 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Shell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Shell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9024, Longitude: -78.9134 In this case, the coordinates for Shell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Shell 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. |
| <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 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 Shell 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 309.131 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.109 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.172 degrees. |