Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Belser 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 Belser Crossroads:
  • 33.612107, -80.393418
  • 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 Belser 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 Belser Crossroads is near Orangeburg County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Belser Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Belser 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.

• Bonanza ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Bonanza is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
• James Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • James Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Crossroads
• Jordan
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Juneville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Juneville is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneville
• Log Jam Landing
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Log Jam Landing is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Jam Landing
• Lone Star
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lone Star is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Polly Landing
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Polly Landing is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polly Landing
• Rodgers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Rodgers is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
• Silver
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Silver is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
• Stokes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Stokes is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Tina
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Tina is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina

How Far From Belser 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 Belser 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 Belser Crossroads and extending to:

• Manning, which is the Seat of Clarendon County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Belser Crossroads to Manning, 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 45 miles [72.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 409 miles [658.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'