Outdoor Activities ...

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 ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bryans Crossroads

• 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

• 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 Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
  • Since Bryans Crossroads is near Berkeley County and also Clarendon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
  • eBird sighting report for Clarendon 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:
  • 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingstree
  • Kingstree is located in Williamsburg County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,989 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingstree <2>
• 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)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters
  • Salters is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Salters <2>
• 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>

Off-the-Road Links ...

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/