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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 Ard Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Ard 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 Ard Crossroads:
- 33.783777, -79.436445
- 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 Ard 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 Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- Since Ard Crossroads is near Florence County and also Georgetown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Florence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 Ard Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Ard 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.
- Crooks Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Crooks Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Crossroads
- Gordonville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Gordonville is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Half Moon ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Half Moon is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Hemingway
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Henry is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hopewell is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Indiantown
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Kingsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kingsburg is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
- Outland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Outland is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outland
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Poplar Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Hill is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Rogers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Snow Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Snow Junction is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Junction
- Williams Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Williams Hill is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Hill
How Far From Ard 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 Ard 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 Ard Crossroads and extending to:
- Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 23 miles [37 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Ard Crossroads to Kingstree, 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.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,910 miles [11,120.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 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- Ard 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 Ard 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 Ard Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7838, Longitude: -79.4364 In this case, the coordinates for Ard Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.422 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.426 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.40 degrees. |
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