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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 Socastee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Socastee 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 Socastee:
    • 33.682872, -78.998441
    • 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 Socastee
  • 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 Socastee is near Georgetown County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 Socastee

Curious and Interesting Names Near Socastee ...

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.

  • Bucksville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Bucksville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
  • Coopers
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Coopers is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
  • Crystal Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Crystal Lake is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
  • Cypress Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Cypress Creek is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Creek
  • Enterprise Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Enterprise Landing is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Landing
  • Forestbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hunter Fields
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hunter Fields is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Fields
  • Longleaf
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Longleaf is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
  • Peachtree Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Peachtree Ferry is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Ferry
  • Peachtree Landing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Peachtree Landing is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Landing
  • Pebble Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Pebble Beach is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Beach
  • Rosewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Rosewood is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Springmaid Beach
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Springmaid Beach is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springmaid Beach
    • Surf Pines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Surf Pines is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Surf Pines
    • Tarpon Bay
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tarpon Bay is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarpon Bay
    • Watergate
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Watergate is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Watergate
    • Woodland Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodland Park is located in Horry County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Socastee and extending to:

  • Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Socastee to Conway, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 118 miles [189.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 376 miles [605.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,894 miles [11,094.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,779 miles [7,691.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Socastee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Socastee 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 Socastee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6829, Longitude: -78.9984    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.178 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.132 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.27 degrees.