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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 Williamson Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williamson 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 Williamson Crossroads:
- 34.359718, -78.920974
- 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 Williamson 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 Williamson Crossroads is near Robeson County and also Horry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Horry 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 Williamson Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Williamson 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
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Bird Cage is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bird Cage
- Boardman
(5 miles [8 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 south)
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Fair Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Grist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Nobles Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Nobles Crossing is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Crossing
- Peacocks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peacocks is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacocks
- Piney Forest Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Potters Curve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Potters Curve is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Curve
- Williams Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Williams Cross Roads is located in Columbus County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cross Roads
How Far From Williamson 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 Williamson 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 Williamson Crossroads and extending to:
- Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Williamson Crossroads to Whiteville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 99 miles [159.3 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 three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 330 miles [531.1 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 6,174 miles [9,936.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,864 miles [11,046.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Williamson Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Williamson 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 Williamson Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3597, Longitude: -78.9210 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.132 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.177 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.035 degrees. |
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