Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Crocketville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crocketville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Crocketville

• 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 Crocketville:
  • 32.916413, -81.078523
  • 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 Crocketville

• 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 Hampton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton County
  • Since Crocketville is near Colleton County and also Allendale County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allendale 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 Crocketville

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crocketville ...

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.

• Dukes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Dukes is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
• Halls Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Halls Mill is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mill
• Hickory Hill ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Hickory Hill is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
• Horsegall
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Horsegall is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horsegall
• Jennys
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jennys is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennys
• Lena
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lena is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
• Lodge
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Lodge is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lodge
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lodge <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lodge
  • From Crocketville to Lodge
• Miley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Miley is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Miley <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Miley
  • From Crocketville to Miley
• Nixville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Nixville is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixville
• Pond Town
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
• Speaks Mill
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Speaks Mill is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speaks Mill
• Valentine
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Valentine is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crocketville and extending to:

• Hampton, which is the Seat of Hampton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Crocketville 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 470 miles [756.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,022 miles [11,300.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,907 miles [7,897.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'