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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 Chestnut Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chestnut 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 Chestnut Crossroads:
    • 33.924061, -78.762798
    • 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 Chestnut Crossroads
  • 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

Communities Also Named Chestnut Crossroads ...

We found one communities that share the name Chestnut Crossroads.

Within South Carolina, the name Chestnut Crossroads is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Cumberland County
      • This Chestnut Crossroads is located in Cumberland County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the north of the Chestnut Crossroads that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Chestnut Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Chestnut 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.

  • Daisy
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daisy
    • Daisy is located in Horry County
  • Dogwood Neck ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dogwood Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwood Neck
    • Dogwood Neck is located in Horry County
  • Forest Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Lake
    • Forest Lake is located in Horry County
  • Golf View Plantation
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golf View Plantation have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golf View Plantation
    • Golf View Plantation is located in Horry County
  • Goretown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goretown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goretown
    • Goretown is located in Horry County
  • Grahams Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahams Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Crossroads
    • Grahams Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Hand
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hand have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hand
    • Hand is located in Horry County
  • Hulls Island
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hulls Island have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Island
    • Hulls Island is located in Horry County
  • Little Town
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Town have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Town
    • Little Town is located in Horry County
  • Longs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Nixons Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nixons Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixons Crossroads
    • Nixons Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Red Bluff Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Crossroads
    • Red Bluff Crossroads is located in Horry County
  • Red Bluff Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bluff Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Ferry
    • Red Bluff Ferry is located in Horry County
  • Star Bluff Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Bluff Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Bluff Crossroads
    • Star Bluff Crossroads is located in Horry County

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

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

  • Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Chestnut Crossroads to Conway, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,873 miles [11,061 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chestnut Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Horry County: www.horrycounty.org/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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- Chestnut Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chestnut Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9241, Longitude: -78.7628       In this case, the coordinates for Chestnut Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Chestnut Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.047 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.016 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.111 degrees.









 

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