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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 Clubhouse Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clubhouse Crossroads 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 Clubhouse Crossroads:
- 32.897951, -80.322599
- 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 Clubhouse 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 Dorchester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Since Clubhouse Crossroads is near Charleston County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton 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 Clubhouse Crossroads
Communities Also Named Clubhouse Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Clubhouse Crossroads.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Clubhouse Crossroads.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Lexington County
- This Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Lexington County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Clubhouse Crossroads that is located in Dorchester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Clubhouse Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Clubhouse 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.
- Coachmans Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Coachmans Corners is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Corners
- Cotton Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Cotton Hill is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Hill
- Farmdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Farmdale is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Flowertown Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
- Goodhope Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Goodhope Landing is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Landing
- Indian Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Springs is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Long Creek Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Long Creek Landing is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Landing
- Martins Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Landing is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Norman Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Norman Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norman Landing
- Prices Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Prices Landing is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Landing
- Red Oak Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Red Oak Corner is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Corner
- Sprucewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sprucewood is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
- Summerville Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Summerville Farms is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Farms
- Twin Lakes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twin Lakes is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
How Far From Clubhouse Crossroads to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Clubhouse Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Clubhouse Crossroads and extending to:
- Saint George, which is the Seat of Dorchester County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Clubhouse Crossroads to Saint George, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 453 miles [729 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,873 miles [7,842.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Clubhouse 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 Clubhouse 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 Clubhouse Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8980, Longitude: -80.3226 In this case, the coordinates for Clubhouse Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.906 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.855 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.977 degrees. |
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