Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Crooks 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 Crooks Crossroads:
  • 33.778500, -79.410332
  • 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 Crooks 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 Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
  • Since Crooks Crossroads is near Florence County and also Georgetown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Florence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 Crooks Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crooks 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
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Center Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Crossroads
• Gordonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Gordonville is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
• Hemingway
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Hemingway is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemingway <1>
• Henry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Henry is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Hopewell
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Hopewell is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Kingsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kingsburg is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
• Outland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Outland is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outland
• Pleasant Hill
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pope Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pope Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Crossroads
• Poplar Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Rogers Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rogers Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Crossroads
• Snow Junction
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Snow Junction is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Junction
• Williams Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Williams Hill is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Hill

How Far From Crooks Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crooks 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 Crooks Crossroads and extending to:

• Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crooks Crossroads to Kingstree, with an average speed<3> 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 94 miles [151.3 km] to the west (W). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 377 miles [606.7 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, 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 6,221 miles [10,011.7 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>'