Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Beards Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Beards Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Beards 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 Beards Crossroads:
  • 33.861550, -80.040352
  • 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 Beards 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 Clarendon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
  • Since Beards Crossroads is near Sumter County and also Florence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Beards Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Beards 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Central Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Crossroads
• Cypress Fork Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Cypress Fork Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Fork Crossroads
• Hebron Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hebron Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Crossroads
• Hobbs Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Hobbs Crossroads is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Crossroads
• Hogeye Crossroads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Hogeye Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeye Crossroads
• Martins Crossroads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Martins Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
• Moore Crossroads
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
• Pleasant Grove
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Trinity Cross Roads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Cross Roads is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cross Roads
• Union Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
• Workman
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Workman is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman

How Far From Beards Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Beards 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 Beards Crossroads and extending to:

• Manning, which is the Seat of Clarendon County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Beards Crossroads to Manning, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 57 miles [91.7 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,819 miles [7,755.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'