Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Masons 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 Masons Crossroads:
  • 34.734604, -79.561441
  • 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 Masons 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 Scotland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Scotland County
  • Since Masons Crossroads is near Marlboro County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marlboro County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Masons Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Masons 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.

• Burnt Factory ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Burnt Factory is located in Marlboro County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
• Crossway
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Crossway is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossway
• Green Pond
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Pond is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
• Hasty
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hasty is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hasty
• Ida Mill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Ida Mill is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ida Mill
• Johns
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Johns is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns
• Lester
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Lester is located in Marlboro County (SC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lester
• Lincoln Heights
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Old Hundred
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Old Hundred is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Hundred
• Sandy Bottoms
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Sandy Bottoms is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bottoms
• Sugar Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Sugar Hill is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
• Sunshine Park
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunshine Park is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine Park
• Whispering Pines
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Whispering Pines is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines
• Woodrun
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Woodrun is located in Scotland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodrun

How Far From Masons 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 Masons Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Masons Crossroads and extending to:

• Laurinburg, which is the Seat of Scotland County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Masons Crossroads to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 319 miles [513.4 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'