Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Delemar Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Delemar Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Delemar 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 Delemar Crossroads:
- 32.846286, -80.284265
- 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 Delemar 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 Charleston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- Since Delemar Crossroads is near Dorchester County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- eBird sighting report for Colleton 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 Delemar 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.
- Adams Run
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adams Run
- Adams Run is located in Charleston County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Adams Run <1>
- Baptist Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptist Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
- Baptist Hill is located in Charleston County
- Berry Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berry Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
- Berry Hill is located in Charleston County
- Clubhouse Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clubhouse Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
- Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
- Coachmans Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coachmans Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Corners
- Coachmans Corners is located in Dorchester County
- Coventry Place
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coventry Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventry Place
- Coventry Place is located in Dorchester County
- Creekside
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Evergreen
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast) - Farmdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Flowertown Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowertown Village have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowertown Village
- Flowertown Village is located in Dorchester County
- Greggs Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greggs Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs Landing
- Greggs Landing is located in Dorchester County
- Indian Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Dorchester County
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- Kings Grant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
- Kings Grant is located in Dorchester County
- Long Creek Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Creek Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Landing
- Long Creek Landing is located in Colleton County
- Martins Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martins Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
- Martins Landing is located in Charleston County
- Plantation Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Ridge
- Plantation Ridge is located in Dorchester County
- Point Pleasant
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Point Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Point Pleasant is located in Charleston County
- Ponpon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest) - Red Top
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Sprucewood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sprucewood have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
- Sprucewood is located in Dorchester County
- Summerville Farms
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerville Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville Farms
- Summerville Farms is located in Dorchester County
- Twin Lakes
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes
- Twin Lakes is located in Dorchester County
- Waters Edge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
- Waters Edge is located in Dorchester County
- Kings Grant
How Far From Delemar 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 Delemar Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Delemar Crossroads and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Delemar Crossroads to Charleston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day 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 90 miles [144.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 455 miles [732.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,301 miles [10,140.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,987 miles [11,244.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Delemar Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Charleston County: www.charlestoncounty.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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- Delemar Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Delemar Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8463, Longitude: -80.2843 In this case, the coordinates for Delemar Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Delemar Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.884 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.822 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.978 degrees. |