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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 Blakley Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blakley 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 Blakley Crossroads:
- 34.584035, -80.846743
- 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 Blakley 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Blakley Crossroads is near Chester County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Blakley Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blakley 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.
- Anvil Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Anvil Rock is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil Rock
- Bell Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
- Crocketts Crossroad
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Crocketts Crossroad is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossroad
- Erwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Erwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
- Fort Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grace
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Grace is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Great Falls
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Green Peach Orchard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Peach Orchard is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Peach Orchard
- Irwin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Irwin is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Jones Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jones Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
- Kingsbury ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Kingsbury is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsbury
- Lake View
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
- Liberty Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Smoke Rise
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Smoke Rise is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise
- Springs Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Springs Park is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springs Park
How Far From Blakley 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 Blakley Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Blakley Crossroads and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Blakley Crossroads to Lancaster, 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 41 miles [66 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 364 miles [585.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,249 miles [10,056.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,825 miles [7,765.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Blakley Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Blakley 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 Blakley Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5840, Longitude: -80.8467 In this case, the coordinates for Blakley Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.221 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.459 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.694 degrees. |
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