Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Colemans Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Colemans Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Colemans 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 Colemans Crossroads:
- 34.105412, -81.774276
- 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 Colemans 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 Saluda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saluda County
- Since Colemans Crossroads is near Newberry County and also Greenwood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newberry County
- eBird sighting report for Greenwood 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 Colemans 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.
- Big Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Chapmans Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapmans Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmans Crossroads
- Chapmans Crossroads is located in Saluda County
- Deadfall Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deadfall Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadfall Crossroads
- Deadfall Crossroads is located in Newberry County
- Denny
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Good Hope
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Hickory Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Limp
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Merchant ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Mount Willing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Willing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Willing
- Mount Willing is located in Saluda County
- Scurry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Silverstreet
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
- Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <2>
How Far From Colemans Crossroads 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 Colemans Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Colemans Crossroads and extending to:
- Saluda, which is the Seat of Saluda County, lies just to the South.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Colemans Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 422 miles [679.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,310 miles [10,155 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,007 miles [11,276.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,887 miles [7,864.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Colemans Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Saluda County: www.saludacounty.sc.gov/
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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Colemans Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Colemans Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1054, Longitude: -81.7743 In this case, the coordinates for Colemans Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Colemans 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 310.747 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.994 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.184 degrees. |