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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.
- 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:
- 33.808774, -79.857848
- 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 Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- Since Baker Crossroads is near Clarendon County and also Florence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Florence 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 ...
- Horry County
- This Baker Crossroads is located in Horry County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Baker Crossroads that is located in Williamsburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Baker Crossroads.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Cleveland County
- This Baker Crossroads is located in Cleveland County and lies 142 miles [228.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Baker Crossroads that is located in Williamsburg 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 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Baker Crossroads that is located in Williamsburg 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.
- Central Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Central Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Crossroads
- Hebron Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Hebron Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Crossroads
- Hogeye Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hogeye Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeye Crossroads
- Kennedy Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy Park is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
- Kingstree
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Martins Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Moore Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
- Union Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- Workman
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Workman is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman
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:
- Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Baker Crossroads to Kingstree, with an average speed<3> 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 68 miles [109.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, 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 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,929 miles [11,151.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,813 miles [7,745.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Baker Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 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: 33.8088, Longitude: -79.8578 In this case, the coordinates for Baker Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.657 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.699 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.548 degrees. |
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