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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Bryans Crossroads:
    • 33.581276, -79.821461
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Bryans Crossroads
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bryans 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.

  • Edwards
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwards have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards
    • Edwards is located in Williamsburg County
  • Kingstree
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Lane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
    • Lane is located in Williamsburg County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
  • Lower Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Crossing
    • Lower Crossing is located in Williamsburg County
  • Rock Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
    • Rock Bluff is located in Williamsburg County
  • Salters
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Salters Depot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salters Depot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
    • Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
  • Trio
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trio have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
    • Trio is located in Williamsburg County

How Far From Bryans 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 Bryans Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Bryans Crossroads and extending to:

  • Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies just to the North.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Bryans Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<4>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,248 miles [10,055.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,821 miles [7,758.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bryans Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Williamsburg County: www.williamsburgsc.com/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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- Bryans Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bryans Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5813, Longitude: -79.8215       In this case, the coordinates for Bryans Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>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.
<5>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 Bryans Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.635 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.642 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.601 degrees.









 

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