Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Belcher 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 Belcher Crossroads:
  • 34.045397, -82.425129
  • 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 Belcher 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 McCormick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
  • Since Belcher Crossroads is near Abbeville County and also Greenwood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood 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 Belcher Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belcher 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.

• Bordeaux
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Bordeaux is located in McCormick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
• Buffalo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Buffalo is located in McCormick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
• Cedar Hill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Hill is located in McCormick County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Hill
• Cedar Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Cedar Springs is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
• Graball
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Graball is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graball
• Leroys Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Leroys Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroys Ferry
• Lisbon ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Lisbon is located in Lincoln County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
• Long Cane ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Long Cane is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
• Promised Land
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Promised Land is located in Greenwood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Promised Land

How Far From Belcher 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 Belcher 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 Belcher Crossroads and extending to:

• McCormick, which is the Seat of McCormick County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Belcher Crossroads to McCormick, with an average speed<2> 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.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the east (E). 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 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 449 miles [722.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'