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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 Bells Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bells 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 Bells Crossroads:
- 32.979053, -80.851490
- 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 Bells 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 Colleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
- Since Bells Crossroads is near Hampton County and also Bamberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg 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 Bells Crossroads
Communities Also Named Bells Crossroads ...
We found seven communities that are also named Bells Crossroads.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Bells Crossroads.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Greenville County
- This Bells Crossroads is located in Greenville County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bells Crossroads that is located in Colleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Bells Crossroads.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Barbour County
- This Bells Crossroads is located in Barbour County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Bells Crossroads that is located in Colleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barbour County community of Bells Crossroads.
- Dale County
- This Bells Crossroads is located in Dale County and lies 286 miles [460.3 km] to the west southwest of the Bells Crossroads that is located in Colleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dale County community of Bells Crossroads.
- North Carolina
- Iredell County
- This Bells Crossroads is located in Iredell County and lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the north of the Bells Crossroads that is located in Colleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iredell County community of Bells Crossroads.
- Pender County
- This Bells Crossroads is located in Pender County and lies 193 miles [310.6 km] to the east northeast of the Bells Crossroads that is located in Colleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Bells Crossroads.
- Pitt County
- This Bells Crossroads is located in Pitt County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the northeast of the Bells Crossroads that is located in Colleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pitt County community of Bells Crossroads.
- Virginia
- Louisa County
- This Bells Crossroads is located in Louisa County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Bells Crossroads that is located in Colleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Louisa County community of Bells Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bells 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.
- Cat Hole
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Cat Hole is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Hole
- Crocketville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Hughes
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes is located in Bamberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
- Johnsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Johnsville is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Lodge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Miley
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Red Bank ‑ Historic
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Red Bank is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Springtown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Springtown is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stokes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Stokes is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Whetstone Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Whetstone Crossroads is located in Bamberg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Crossroads
How Far From Bells 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 Bells Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Bells Crossroads and extending to:
- Walterboro, which is the Seat of Colleton County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bells Crossroads to Walterboro, with an average speed<3> 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the north (N). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 460 miles [740.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,321 miles [10,172.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,009 miles [11,279.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 from Point A (ie- Bells 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 Bells 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 Bells Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9791, Longitude: -80.8515 In this case, the coordinates for Bells Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.202 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.207 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.147 degrees. |
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