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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 Crows, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crows 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 Crows:
- 34.703461, -81.953710
- 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 Crows
- 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- Since Crows is near Laurens County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Crows
Communities Also Named Crows ...
We found two communities that are also named Crows.
Within South Carolina, the name Crows is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Saline County
- This Crows is located in Saline County and lies 614 miles [988.1 km]<1> to the west of the Crows that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Crows.
- Virginia
- Alleghany County
- This Crows is located in Alleghany County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Crows that is located in Spartanburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Crows.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crows ...
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.
- Black Jack Valley ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Black Jack Valley is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Valley
- Cross Anchor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dutchman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Dutchman is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
- Glenn Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Springs
- Green Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Green Pond is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Pond
- Hillsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
- Hobbyville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hobbyville is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbyville
- Martin Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Martin Crossroads is located in Laurens County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Crossroads
- Stone Station
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Stone Station is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Station
- Walnut Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Walnut Grove is located in Spartanburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Grove
- Wildcat ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Wildcat is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat
How Far From Crows 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 Crows to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Crows once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Crows and extending to:
- Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Crows to Spartanburg, with an average speed<4> 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 71 miles [114.3 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 4 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,291 miles [10,124.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crows) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 Crows, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Crows 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 Crows. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7035, Longitude: -81.9537 In this case, the coordinates for Crows have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.86 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.21 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.088 degrees. |
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