Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cypress Fork Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cypress Fork Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cypress Fork 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 Cypress Fork Crossroads:
- 33.747107, -80.074521
- 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 Cypress Fork 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 Clarendon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
- Since Cypress Fork Crossroads is near Williamsburg County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- eBird sighting report for Sumter 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cypress Fork 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.
- Bloomville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bloomville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
- Bloomville is located in Clarendon County
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Hebron Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hebron Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Crossroads
- Hebron Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- James Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Crossroads
- James Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jordan
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest) - Juneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Martins Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Martins Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Trinity Cross Roads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trinity Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cross Roads
- Trinity Cross Roads is located in Clarendon County
- Union Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Workman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
How Far From Cypress Fork Crossroads 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 Cypress Fork 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 Cypress Fork Crossroads and extending to:
- Manning, which is the Seat of Clarendon County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Cypress Fork Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 393 miles [632.5 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cypress Fork Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Cypress Fork Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cypress Fork Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7471, Longitude: -80.0745 In this case, the coordinates for Cypress Fork Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Cypress Fork Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.778 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.83 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.646 degrees. |