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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 Shell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Shell 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 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.
- Open 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:
- Open the 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:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Shell
Communities Also Named Shell ...
We found five communities that are also named Shell.
Within South Carolina, the name Shell is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Butler County
- This Shell is located in Butler County and lies 476 miles [766 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Shell that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Shell.
- California
- Kings County
- This Shell is located in Kings County and lies 2,288 miles [3,682.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Shell that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kings County community of Shell.
- Illinois
- Effingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Shell [Effingham County].
- Ohio
- Adams County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Shell [Adams County].
- Wyoming
- Big Horn County
- This Shell is located in Big Horn County and lies 1,697 miles [2,731.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Shell that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Big Horn County community of Shell.
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)
- Allen is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
- Daisy
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Daisy is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
- Dogwood Neck ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dogwood Neck is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Neck
- Grahamville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Grahamville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahamville
- Hand
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hand is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
- Hickory Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Homewood is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Maple Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Maple Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crossroads
- Nixonville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nixonville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixonville
- Poplar Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Poplar Forks is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forks
- Red Bluff Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Bluff Ferry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Red Bluff Ferry is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Ferry
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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,766 miles [7,670.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Shell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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> | 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 Shell 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 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). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.131 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.109 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.172 degrees. |
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