Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cribb Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cribb Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cribb 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 Cribb Crossroads:
- 33.644613, -79.284772
- 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 Cribb 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 Georgetown County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
- Since Cribb Crossroads is near Williamsburg County and also Horry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- eBird sighting report for Horry 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 Cribb 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.
- Center Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Crossroads
- Center Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Cow Head Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cow Head Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cow Head Landing
- Cow Head Landing is located in Georgetown County
- Gilbert Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gilbert Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Crossroads
- Gilbert Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Good Hope
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Hopewell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Lower Topsaw Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Topsaw Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Topsaw Landing
- Lower Topsaw Landing is located in Georgetown County
- Outland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Plantersville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Georgetown County
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Georgetown County
- Pope Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Crossroads
- Pope Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Rice Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rice Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Crossroads
- Rice Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Rogers Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
- Rogers Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
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- Rose Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Union Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- Union Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Upper Topsaw Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Topsaw Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Topsaw Landing
- Upper Topsaw Landing is located in Georgetown County
- Williams Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Hill
- Williams Hill is located in Georgetown County
- Rose Hill
How Far From Cribb 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 Cribb 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 Cribb Crossroads and extending to:
- Georgetown, which is the Seat of Georgetown County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cribb Crossroads to Georgetown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 103 miles [165.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,909 miles [11,119 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,794 miles [7,715.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cribb Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Georgetown County: www.georgetowncountysc.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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cribb Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cribb Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6446, Longitude: -79.2848 In this case, the coordinates for Cribb 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 Cribb 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 309.337 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.308 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.386 degrees. |