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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 Burrows Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Burrows 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 Burrows Crossroads:
    • 34.085432, -80.391745
    • 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 Burrows 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
    • Since Burrows Crossroads is near Lee County and also Kershaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw 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 Burrows Crossroads

Communities Also Named Burrows Crossroads ...

We found one communities that are also named Burrows Crossroads.

Within South Carolina, the name Burrows Crossroads is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Burrows Crossroads in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Walker County
      • This Burrows Crossroads is located in Walker County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the west of the Burrows Crossroads that is located in Sumter County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Burrows Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Burrows 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.

  • Catchall
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Catchall is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
  • Cherryvale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
  • Ellerbees Mill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Ellerbees Mill is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbees Mill
  • English Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • English Crossroads is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Crossroads
  • Hillcrest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillcrest is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Manville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Manville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manville
  • Mechanicsville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Mechanicsville is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
  • Mulberry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Mulberry is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
  • Red Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Red Hill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
  • Rocky Bluff Crossroads
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Rose Hill is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
  • Spur
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Spur is located in Lee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
  • Walnut Hills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Walnut Hills is located in Sumter County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Burrows Crossroads and extending to:

  • Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Burrows Crossroads to Sumter, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,251 miles [10,060 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,943 miles [11,173.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Burrows Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Burrows 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 Burrows Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0854, Longitude: -80.3917       In this case, the coordinates for Burrows Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.959 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.086 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.666 degrees.