Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cross Plains, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cross Plains and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cross Plains
- 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 Cross Plains:
- 35.098450, -82.420953
- 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 Cross Plains
- 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Cross Plains is near Henderson County and also Polk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- eBird sighting report for Polk 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
Communities Also Named Cross Plains ...
We found six communities that share the name Cross Plains.
Within South Carolina, the name Cross Plains is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- This Cross Plains is located in Carroll County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cross Plains that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Cross Plains.
- Illinois
- Sangamon 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 Illinois community of Cross Plains [Sangamon County].
- Indiana
- Ripley County
- This Cross Plains is located in Ripley County and lies 306 miles [492.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cross Plains that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ripley County community of Cross Plains.
- Tennessee
- Robertson County
- This Cross Plains is located in Robertson County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cross Plains that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Robertson County community of Cross Plains.
- Texas
- Callahan County
- This Cross Plains is located in Callahan County and lies 983 miles [1,582 km]<1> to the west of the Cross Plains that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Callahan County community of Cross Plains.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- This Cross Plains is located in Dane County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cross Plains that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dane County community of Cross Plains.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cross Plains ...
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.
- Chestnut Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Springs
- Chestnut Springs is located in Greenville County
- Gap Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Glassy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Highland is located in Greenville County
- Locust Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Hill
- Locust Hill is located in Greenville County
- Riverview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Terry ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Terry Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Creek
- Terry Creek is located in Greenville County
- Tigerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tigerville
- Tigerville is located in Greenville County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tigerville <4>
- Wildwood Park ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park
- Wildwood Park is located in Greenville County
How Far From Cross Plains 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 Cross Plains to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cross Plains and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Cross Plains to Greenville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 109 miles [175.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,293 miles [10,127.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cross Plains. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cross Plains) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cross Plains. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0985, Longitude: -82.4210 In this case, the coordinates for Cross Plains have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Cross Plains 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Cross Plains to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.139 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.586 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.162 degrees. |