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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Ariel Cross Road, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ariel Cross Road 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 Ariel Cross Road:
    • 34.076274, -79.302826
    • 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 Ariel Cross Road
  • 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Ariel Cross Road ...

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.

  • Cartwheel Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cartwheel Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwheel Landing
    • Cartwheel Landing is located in Horry County
  • Dog Bluff Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dog Bluff Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Bluff Landing
    • Dog Bluff Landing is located in Horry County
  • Friendship
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Marion County
  • Gapway
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gapway have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapway
    • Gapway is located in Marion County
  • Locust Tree Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Tree Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Tree Landing
    • Locust Tree Landing is located in Horry County
  • Marion
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pages ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pages have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pages
    • Pages is located in Horry County
  • Polecat Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Polecat Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polecat Landing
    • Polecat Landing is located in Horry County
  • Rains
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Red Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
    • Red Hill is located in Horry County
  • Tabernacle
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
    • Tabernacle is located in Marion County

How Far From Ariel Cross Road 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 Ariel Cross Road to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Ariel Cross Road and extending to:

  • Marion, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<3> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Ariel Cross Road to Columbia, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,204 miles [9,984.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,893 miles [11,093.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,777 miles [7,687.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

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

The official website for Marion County: www.co.marion.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Ariel Cross Road) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Ariel Cross Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0763, Longitude: -79.3028       In this case, the coordinates for Ariel Cross Road have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Ariel Cross Road to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.347 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.382 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.263 degrees.









 

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