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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Williamson 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 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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) - Boardman
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Cedar Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Grove. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<2>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Columbus County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cedar Grove
- From Williamson Crossroads to Cedar Grove
- Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Evergreen is located in Columbus County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Evergreen
- From Williamson Crossroads to Evergreen
- Fair Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fair Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Bluff
- Fair Bluff is located in Columbus County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 879 people
- Grist
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grist
- Grist is located in Columbus County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Grist
- From Williamson Crossroads to Grist
- Nobles Crossing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nobles Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nobles Crossing
- Nobles Crossing is located in Columbus County
- Peacocks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Piney Forest Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Forest Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Forest Crossroads
- Piney Forest Crossroads is located in Columbus County
- Potters Curve
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Potters Curve have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potters Curve
- Potters Curve is located in Columbus County
- Williams Cross Roads ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Cross Roads
- Williams Cross Roads is located in Columbus County
How Far From Williamson 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 Williamson Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Williamson Crossroads and extending to:
- Whiteville, which is the Seat of Columbus County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Williamson Crossroads to Whiteville, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Williamson Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Columbus County: www.columbusco.org/main
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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- Williamson Crossroads) to Point B.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> | 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 Williamson Crossroads 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 309.132 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.177 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.035 degrees. |