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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 Bronson Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bronson 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 Bronson Crossroads:
- 34.449885, -79.323378
- 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 Bronson 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 Dillon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon County
- Since Bronson Crossroads is near Robeson County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Bronson Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Bronson 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.
- Bass Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Crossroads
- Centerville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cotton Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Valley is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
- Echo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Echo is located in Robeson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Five Forks is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- High Hill Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- High Hill Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Crossroads
- Little Rock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- May Hilltop
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- May Hilltop is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hilltop
- Oliver Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Oliver Crossroads is located in Dillon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Crossroads
How Far From Bronson Crossroads to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bronson 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 Bronson Crossroads and extending to:
- Dillon, which is the Seat of Dillon County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Bronson Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 332 miles [534.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,188 miles [9,958.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,879 miles [11,070.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,762 miles [7,663.7 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bronson 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 Bronson 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 Bronson Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4499, Longitude: -79.3234 In this case, the coordinates for Bronson Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.357 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.448 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.157 degrees. |
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