Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Devils Cross Roads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Devils Cross Roads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Devils Cross Roads

• 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 Devils Cross Roads:
  • 34.307361, -81.619273
  • 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 Devils Cross Roads

• 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 Newberry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Newberry County
  • Since Devils Cross Roads is near Laurens County and also Saluda 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 Saluda 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 Devils Cross Roads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Devils Cross Roads ...

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.

• Bush River
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Bush River is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush River
• Deadfall Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Deadfall Crossroads is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deadfall Crossroads
• Gary
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Gary is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
• Helena
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Helena is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
• Longshore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Longshore is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longshore
• Prosperity
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Prosperity is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prosperity
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,306 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prosperity <1>
• Silverstreet
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Silverstreet is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverstreet
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 166 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Silverstreet <1>
• Spearman ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spearman is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spearman
• Stoney Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Stoney Hill is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Hill
• Trinity
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Trinity is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union is located in Newberry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union

How Far From Devils Cross Roads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Devils Cross Roads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Devils Cross Roads and extending to:

• Newberry, which is the Seat of Newberry County, lies just to the South.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 39 miles [62.8 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Devils Cross Roads to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,992 miles [11,252.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,872 miles [7,840.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'