Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Charleston Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Charleston Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Charleston 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 Charleston Crossroads:
- 34.081228, -82.483740
- 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 Charleston 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 Abbeville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
- Since Charleston Crossroads is near McCormick County and also Elbert County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McCormick County
- eBird sighting report for Elbert 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 Charleston 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.
- Bordeaux
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Buffalo
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Cedar Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Abbeville County
- Cherokee Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Ferry
- Cherokee Ferry is located in Elbert County (GA)
- Cold Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cold Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
- Cold Spring is located in Abbeville County
- Dover ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Gill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Graball
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Leroys Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leroys Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroys Ferry
- Leroys Ferry is located in Lincoln County (GA)
- Lisbon ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Long Cane ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Rocky River ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky River have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky River
- Rocky River is located in Abbeville County
How Far From Charleston 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 Charleston 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 Charleston Crossroads and extending to:
- Abbeville, which is the Seat of Abbeville County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 83 miles [133.6 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Charleston Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<3>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 449 miles [722.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,920 miles [7,918 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Charleston Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Abbeville County: www.abbevillecountygovernment.org/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Charleston Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Charleston Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0812, Longitude: -82.4837 In this case, the coordinates for Charleston Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Charleston Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.155 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.46 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.463 degrees. |