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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 Croft, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Croft 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 Croft:
- 33.622362, -81.700941
- 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 Croft
- 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Since Croft is near Edgefield County and also Saluda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saluda 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 Croft
Communities Also Named Croft ...
We found seven communities that are also named Croft.
Within South Carolina, the name Croft is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- El Dorado County
- This Croft is located in El Dorado County and lies 2,171 miles [3,493.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Croft that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the El Dorado County community of Croft.
- Illinois
- Menard County
- This Croft is located in Menard County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Croft that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Menard County community of Croft.
- Kansas
- Pratt County
- This Croft is located in Pratt County and lies 1,006 miles [1,619 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Croft that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pratt County community of Croft.
- North Carolina
- Mecklenburg County
- This Croft is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Croft that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Croft.
- Nova Scotia
- This Croft lies 1,331 miles [2,142 km]<1> to the northeast of the Croft that is located in Aiken County.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Croft is located in Clearfield County and lies 546 miles [878.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Croft that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Croft.
- Indiana County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Croft [Indiana County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Croft ...
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.
- Balltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Balltown is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
- Camp Long
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Camp Long is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Long
- Deerwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Deerwood is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
- Eureka
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Eureka is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
- Foxchase
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Foxchase is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
- Graniteville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Gregg Park is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
- Hidden Haven
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Hidden Haven is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Haven
- Hillview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillview is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Huntcliff
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Huntcliff is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
- Mixville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mixville is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mixville
- Pinecrest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Pinecrest is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
- Quail Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Quail Hollow is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
- Roseland
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Roseland is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
- Sunny Brook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunny Brook is located in Aiken County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
How Far From Croft 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 Croft to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Croft and extending to:
- Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 46 miles [74 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Croft 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 447 miles [719.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,023 miles [11,302.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,905 miles [7,893.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Croft) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Croft could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <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 Croft 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 Croft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6224, Longitude: -81.7009 In this case, the coordinates for Croft have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.695 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.866 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.287 degrees. |
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