Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Hinson Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hinson Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hinson Crossroads

• 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 Hinson Crossroads:
  • 34.306001, -78.978918
  • 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 Hinson 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 Columbus County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus County
  • Since Hinson Crossroads is near Horry County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Horry County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson 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 Hinson Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hinson 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.

• Bird Cage
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bird Cage is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cage
• Boardman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Boardman is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 152 people
• Cedar Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
• Evergreen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Evergreen is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
• Fair Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
• Floyds Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Floyds Crossroads is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyds Crossroads
• Floyds Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Floyds Ferry is located in Horry County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Floyds Ferry
• Grist
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Grist is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
• Lake View
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Lake View is located in Dillon County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake View <1>
• Nobles Crossing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Nobles Crossing is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Crossing
• Peacocks
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Peacocks is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks
• Potters Curve
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Potters Curve is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Curve
• Roseland
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Roseland is located in Columbus County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland

How Far From Hinson Crossroads 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 Hinson 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 Hinson Crossroads and extending to:

• Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Hinson Crossroads to Whiteville, 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.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 103 miles [165.8 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,179 miles [9,944.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,868 miles [11,053 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,753 miles [7,649.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'