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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 Cross, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cross 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 Cross:
    • 33.325402, -80.149111
    • 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 Cross
  • 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 Berkeley County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley County
    • Since Cross is near Orangeburg County and also Clarendon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon 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 Cross

Communities Also Named Cross ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Cross.

Within South Carolina, the name Cross is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these thirteen communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Jersey County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Cross [Jersey County].
    • Kansas
      • Lyon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Cross [Lyon County].
    • Louisiana
      • Concordia Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Cross [Concordia Parish].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Cross [Baltimore County].
    • North Carolina
      • Gates County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Cross [Gates County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Kay County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Cross [Kay County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Erie County
      • This Cross is located in Erie County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<3> to the north of the Cross that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erie County community of Cross.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Cross lies 1,870 miles [3,009.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Cross that is located in Berkeley County.
    • Tennessee
      • Sullivan County
      • This Cross is located in Sullivan County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Cross that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Cross.
    • Texas
      • Grimes County
      • This Cross is located in Grimes County and lies 948 miles [1,525.7 km]<3> to the west of the Cross that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grimes County community of Cross.
      • McMullen County
      • This Cross is located in McMullen County and lies 1,135 miles [1,826.6 km] to the west of the Cross that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McMullen County community of Cross.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Cross is located in Weber County and lies 1,819 miles [2,927.4 km]<3> to the west northwest of the Cross that is located in Berkeley County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Cross.
    • Washington
      • Pierce County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Cross [Pierce County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cross ...

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.

  • Chapel Hill ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chapel Hill is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Cross Cross Roads
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Cross Cross Roads is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Cross Roads
  • Ebenezer
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Ebenezer is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
  • Green Hill ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Green Hill is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Hope ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Hope is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope
  • Little Belvidere
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Little Belvidere is located in Orangeburg County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Belvidere
  • Mudville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Mudville is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudville
  • Old Peru
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Old Peru is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Peru
  • Pigeon Bay ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pigeon Bay is located in Berkeley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pigeon Bay
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Region Town ‑ Historic
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Region Town is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Region Town
    • Sandridge
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Spring Plain ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Spring Plain is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Plain
    • Sugar Hill
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Sugar Hill is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
    • Tuckertown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
      • Tuckertown is located in Berkeley County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tuckertown
    • Tugtown
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
      • Tugtown is located in Orangeburg County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tugtown

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cross and extending to:

  • Moncks Corner, which is the Seat of Berkeley County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Cross to Moncks Corner, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 422 miles [679.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,274 miles [10,097 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,962 miles [11,204.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Cross 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.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cross, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cross) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Cross 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 Cross. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3254, Longitude: -80.1491    
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.816 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.812 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.794 degrees.