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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 Brunson Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brunson 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 Brunson Crossroads:
- 33.832074, -82.053451
- 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 Brunson 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 Edgefield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
- Since Brunson Crossroads is near McCormick County and also Greenwood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenwood 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 Brunson Crossroads
Communities Also Named Brunson Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Brunson Crossroads.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Brunson Crossroads.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Williamsburg County
- This Brunson Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east of the Brunson Crossroads that is located in Edgefield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Brunson Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brunson 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.
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Bethany is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Edgefield
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Liberty Hill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Lime Stone ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Lime Stone is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Stone
- Limestone
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Mayson Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Mayson Crossroads is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayson Crossroads
- Meeting Street
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
- Millers Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Millers Crossroads is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Crossroads
- Parkhill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Parkhill is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Parks Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Parks Mill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mill
- Parksville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Pleasant Lane
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Pleasant Lane is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Lane
How Far From Brunson 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 Brunson Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brunson Crossroads and extending to:
- Edgefield, which is the Seat of Edgefield County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Brunson Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 447 miles [719.4 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 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Brunson 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 Brunson 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 Brunson Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8321, Longitude: -82.0535 In this case, the coordinates for Brunson Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.901 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.133 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.364 degrees. |
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