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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 Carnes Crossroad, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Carnes Crossroad 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 Carnes Crossroad:
- 33.063504, -80.093143
- 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 Carnes Crossroad
- 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
- Since Carnes Crossroad is near Dorchester County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Carnes Crossroad
Curious and Interesting Names Near Carnes Crossroad ...
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.
- Black Tom ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Black Tom is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Tom
- Boulder Bluff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Boulder Bluff is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boulder Bluff
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- College Park is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- Fox Bank ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Bank is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Bank
- Groomville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Groomville is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groomville
- Grove Hall
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Grove Hall is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Hall
- Hickory Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hickory Hill is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Holly Court
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Holly Court is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Court
- Hound Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hound Run is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hound Run
- Lincolnville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Lincolnville is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolnville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,624 people
- Meadowbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Meadowbrook is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
- Mount Holly
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Holly is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Strawberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Strawberry is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Strawberry
- Summerville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Tall PInes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tall PInes is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall PInes
- Tarry Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tarry Town is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tarry Town
- Tramway
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Tramway is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tramway
- Wide Awake
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Wide Awake is located in Berkeley County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wide Awake
How Far From Carnes Crossroad 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 Carnes Crossroad to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Carnes Crossroad and extending to:
- Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Carnes Crossroad to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Carnes Crossroad) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Carnes Crossroad 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 Carnes Crossroad. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0635, Longitude: -80.0931 In this case, the coordinates for Carnes Crossroad have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.781 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.735 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.848 degrees. |
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