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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 Worthams Ferry, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Worthams Ferry 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 Worthams Ferry:
- 33.923783, -78.670571
- 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 Worthams Ferry
- 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 Worthams Ferry is near Brunswick County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Worthams Ferry
Curious and Interesting Names Near Worthams Ferry ...
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.
- Cedar Creek Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Cedar Creek Village is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek Village
- Chestnut Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Chestnut Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Crossroads
- Creekside
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Creekside is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
- Forest Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Forest Lake is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
- Golf View Plantation
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Heritage Shores
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Heritage Shores is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Shores
- Kingswood
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Kingswood is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
- Little River
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Little Town
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Little Town is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
- Longs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Nixons Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Nixons Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Crossroads
- Star Bluff Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Worthams Ferry to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Worthams Ferry to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Worthams Ferry and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Worthams Ferry to Conway, with an average speed<3> 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 135 miles [217.3 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 355 miles [571.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six 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 6,182 miles [9,949 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,869 miles [11,054.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,754 miles [7,650.8 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Worthams Ferry) 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 Worthams Ferry 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 Worthams Ferry. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9238, Longitude: -78.6706 In this case, the coordinates for Worthams Ferry have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.996 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.957 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.077 degrees. |
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