Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Campbell 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 Campbell Crossroads:
  • 34.642099, -80.170899
  • 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 Campbell 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
  • Since Campbell Crossroads is near Anson County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Campbell Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Campbell 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.

• Evans Mill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Evans Mill is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
• Green Hill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Green Hill is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
• Hunts Mill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Hunts Mill is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Mill
• Hunts Spring ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Hunts Spring is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Spring
• Junction ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Junction is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
• Lees Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Lees Crossroads is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Crossroads
• Littles Quarters
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Littles Quarters is located in Anson County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Quarters
• Long Pine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Long Pine is located in Anson County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Pine
• Maysville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Maysville is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
• Patrick
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Patrick is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick <1>
• Rivers ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rivers is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers
• Ruby
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Ruby is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ruby <1>

How Far From Campbell Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Campbell Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Campbell Crossroads and extending to:

• Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 66 miles [106.2 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Campbell Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 341 miles [548.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,217 miles [10,005.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,793 miles [7,713.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'