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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 Surf Pines, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Surf Pines 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 Surf Pines:
- 33.616836, -78.989756
- 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 Surf Pines
- 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 Surf Pines 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 Surf Pines
Communities Also Named Surf Pines ...
We found one communities that are also named Surf Pines.
Within South Carolina, the name Surf Pines is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Surf Pines in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Clatsop County
- This Surf Pines is located in Clatsop County and lies 2,494 miles [4,013.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Surf Pines that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clatsop County community of Surf Pines.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Surf Pines ...
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.
- Crystal Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Crystal Lake is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Lake
- Garden City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Garden City Beach
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jamestown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jamestown is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
- Jensens
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Jensens is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensens
- Longleaf
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Longleaf is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longleaf
- Ocean Pines
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Ocean Pines is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean Pines
- Pirate Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Pirate Cove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pirate Cove
- Robin Hood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Robin Hood is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robin Hood
- Seabreeze
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Seabreeze is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seabreeze
- Surfside Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Windjammer Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Windjammer Village is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windjammer Village
- Woodland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woodland Park is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
How Far From Surf Pines 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 Surf Pines to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Surf Pines and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Surf Pines to Conway, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 120 miles [193.1 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 380 miles [611.6 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,896 miles [11,098 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,782 miles [7,695.9 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Surf Pines) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Surf Pines 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 Surf Pines. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6168, Longitude: -78.9898 In this case, the coordinates for Surf Pines have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.174 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.117 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.287 degrees. |
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