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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 Rock Fence Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Fence Crossroads 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 Rock Fence Crossroads:
- 33.026266, -81.577887
- 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 Rock Fence Crossroads
- 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 Burke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke County
- Since Rock Fence Crossroads is near Allendale County and also Barnwell County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allendale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Barnwell 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 Rock Fence Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Fence Crossroads ...
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.
- Hills Store
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hills Store is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Store
- Hilltonia
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltonia is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltonia
- Population from the 2010 Census: 262 people
- King Creek Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- King Creek Landing is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek Landing
- Little Hell Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Little Hell Landing is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell Landing
- Martin
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Millett
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Millett is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
- Red Bluff Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bluff Landing is located in Screven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Landing
- Robbins ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Robbins is located in Barnwell County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins
- Steel Creek Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Steel Creek Landing is located in Allendale County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek Landing
- Stoney Bluff Ferry
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Stoney Bluff Ferry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Bluff Ferry
How Far From Rock Fence Crossroads 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 Rock Fence Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Rock Fence Crossroads and extending to:
- Waynesboro, which is the Seat of Burke County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Rock Fence Crossroads to Waynesboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 169 miles [272 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 478 miles [769.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,925 miles [7,926 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 from Point A (ie- Rock Fence Crossroads) 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 Rock Fence Crossroads 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 Rock Fence Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0263, Longitude: -81.5779 In this case, the coordinates for Rock Fence Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.611 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.684 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.401 degrees. |
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