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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 Sunny Side, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sunny Side 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 Sunny Side:
    • 33.566280, -79.027814
    • 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 Sunny Side
  • 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 Sunny Side ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name Sunny Side.

Within South Carolina, the name Sunny Side is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Spalding County
      • This Sunny Side is located in Spalding County and lies 303 miles [487.6 km]<1> to the west of the Sunny Side that is located in Georgetown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spalding County community of Sunny Side.
    • Kansas
      • Montgomery County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Montgomery County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Sunny Side.
      • Wichita County
      • This community is historic and although located in Wichita County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wichita County community of Sunny Side.
    • Missouri
      • Wright County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Sunny Side [Wright County].
    • New Mexico
      • Colfax County
      • This Sunny Side is located in Colfax County and lies 1,472 miles [2,369 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunny Side that is located in Georgetown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colfax County community of Sunny Side.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny County
      • This Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County and lies 460 miles [740.3 km]<1> to the north of the Sunny Side that is located in Georgetown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny County community of Sunny Side.
      • Bedford County
      • This Sunny Side is located in Bedford County and lies 455 miles [732.3 km] to the north of the Sunny Side that is located in Georgetown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Sunny Side.
    • Tennessee
      • Henry County
      • This Sunny Side is located in Henry County and lies 553 miles [890 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunny Side that is located in Georgetown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Sunny Side.
      • Sequatchie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Sunny Side [Sequatchie County].
    • Texas
      • Harris County
      • This Sunny Side is located in Harris County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km]<1> to the west of the Sunny Side that is located in Georgetown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harris County community of Sunny Side.
      • Waller County
      • This Sunny Side is located in Waller County and lies 1,031 miles [1,659.2 km] to the west of the Sunny Side that is located in Georgetown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Waller County community of Sunny Side.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Sunny Side is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,869 miles [3,007.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Sunny Side that is located in Georgetown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Sunny Side.
    • Virginia
      • Buckingham County
      • This Sunny Side is located in Buckingham County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the north of the Sunny Side that is located in Georgetown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buckingham County community of Sunny Side.
      • Cumberland County
      • This Sunny Side is located in Cumberland County and lies 274 miles [441 km] to the north of the Sunny Side that is located in Georgetown County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Sunny Side.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sunny Side ...

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.

  • Blue Heron
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Heron have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heron
    • Blue Heron is located in Georgetown County
  • Captains Cove
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Captains Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captains Cove
    • Captains Cove is located in Georgetown County
  • Carriage Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carriage Run have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carriage Run
    • Carriage Run is located in Georgetown County
  • Crystal Oaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Oaks
    • Crystal Oaks is located in Georgetown County
  • Eagle Crest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Crest
    • Eagle Crest is located in Georgetown County
  • Garden City
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Garden City Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Inlet Harbor
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Inlet Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Inlet Harbor
    • Inlet Harbor is located in Georgetown County
  • Jamestown
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Horry County
  • Jensens
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jensens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensens
    • Jensens is located in Horry County
  • Live Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Live Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Live Oaks
    • Live Oaks is located in Georgetown County
  • Ocean Pines
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Pines
    • Ocean Pines is located in Horry County
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Pirate Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pirate Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirate Cove
      • Pirate Cove is located in Horry County
    • Robin Hood
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robin Hood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood
      • Robin Hood is located in Georgetown County
    • Seabreeze
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seabreeze have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
      • Seabreeze is located in Horry County
    • Wayside Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside Forest
      • Wayside Forest is located in Georgetown County
    • Windjammer Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Windjammer Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer Village
      • Windjammer Village is located in Horry County

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

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

  • Georgetown, which is the Seat of Georgetown County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Sunny Side to Georgetown, with an average speed<6> 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 most of a day.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 119 miles [191.5 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 384 miles [618 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,214 miles [10,000.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,786 miles [7,702.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.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 '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- Sunny Side) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sunny Side. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5663, Longitude: -79.0278       In this case, the coordinates for Sunny Side have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Sunny Side, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Sunny Side 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.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Sunny Side to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.195 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.133 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.316 degrees.




 

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