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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 Browns Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Browns 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 Browns Crossroads:
- 34.368474, -81.528437
- 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 Browns 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 Newberry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newberry County
- Since Browns Crossroads is near Fairfield County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Browns Crossroads
Communities Also Named Browns Crossroads ...
We found four communities that are also named Browns Crossroads.
Within South Carolina, the name Browns Crossroads is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Clinton County
- This Browns Crossroads is located in Clinton County and lies 261 miles [420 km]<1> to the northwest of the Browns Crossroads that is located in Newberry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Browns Crossroads.
- North Carolina
- Randolph County
- This Browns Crossroads is located in Randolph County and lies 145 miles [233.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Browns Crossroads that is located in Newberry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Browns Crossroads.
- Ohio
- Hardin County
- This Browns Crossroads is located in Hardin County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Browns Crossroads that is located in Newberry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Browns Crossroads.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This Browns Crossroads is located in Armstrong County and lies 464 miles [746.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Browns Crossroads that is located in Newberry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of Browns Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Browns 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.
- Beaver Dam
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Beaver Dam is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Dam
- Blair
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Brickhouse Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cravenhill ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cravenhill is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cravenhill
- David Sims Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- David Sims Ferry is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Sims Ferry
- Delta
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Delta is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delta
- Devils Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Devils Cross Roads is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Devils Cross Roads
- Gary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Gary is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Helena
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Helena is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Herbert
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Herbert is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert
- Lylesford ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Lylesford is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lylesford
- Prosperity
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rock Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Rock Creek is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rogers Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Rogers Ferry is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Ferry
- Sueville ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Sueville is located in Fairfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sueville
- Tuckertown
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Tuckertown is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
- Union
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Union is located in Newberry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
How Far From Browns 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 Browns Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Browns Crossroads and extending to:
- Newberry, which is the Seat of Newberry County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 37 miles [59.5 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Browns Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 399 miles [642.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,288 miles [10,119.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,985 miles [11,241.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,865 miles [7,829.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Browns 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 Browns 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 Browns Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.3685, Longitude: -81.5284 In this case, the coordinates for Browns Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.61 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.875 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.017 degrees. |
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