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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 Baker Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Baker Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Baker Crossroads:
    • 33.993780, -79.056425
    • 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 Baker 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 Horry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Horry County
    • Since Baker Crossroads is near Marion County and also Columbus County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbus 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 Baker Crossroads

Communities Also Named Baker Crossroads ...

We found three communities that are also named Baker Crossroads.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Baker Crossroads.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Williamsburg County
      • This Baker Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Baker Crossroads that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Baker Crossroads.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Cleveland County
      • This Baker Crossroads is located in Cleveland County and lies 166 miles [267.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Baker Crossroads that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cleveland County community of Baker Crossroads.
    • Tennessee
      • Cumberland County
      • This Baker Crossroads is located in Cumberland County and lies 369 miles [593.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Baker Crossroads that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Baker Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Baker 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.

  • Allen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Allen is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Booth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Booth is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
  • Cool Spring
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
  • Horry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Horry is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horry
  • Joy ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Joy is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Lewisville ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Lewisville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Maple Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Maple Crossroads is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Crossroads
  • Playcards
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Playcards is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Playcards
  • Pleasant View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant View is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
  • Polecat Bay ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Polecat Bay is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polecat Bay
  • Poplar Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Poplar Forks is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forks
  • Poplar Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Poplar Hill is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Baker Crossroads and extending to:

  • Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Baker Crossroads to Conway, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,769 miles [7,675 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Baker 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 Baker 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 Baker Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9938, Longitude: -79.0564       In this case, the coordinates for Baker Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.21 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.213 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.197 degrees.