Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Doctor Sapps Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Doctor Sapps Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Doctor Sapps 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 Doctor Sapps Crossroads:
  • 34.798762, -80.633400
  • 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 Doctor Sapps 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
  • Since Doctor Sapps Crossroads is near Union County and also Chesterfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield 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 Doctor Sapps Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Doctor Sapps 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.

• Dwight Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Dwight Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Crossroads
• New Cut
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • New Cut is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut
• Roughedge
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Roughedge is located in Union County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roughedge
• Tradesville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Tradesville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
• Trinity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Union
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Union is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Unity
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Unity is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
• Walkersville ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Walkersville is located in Union County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville
• Wolf Pond Cross Roads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Wolf Pond Cross Roads is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Pond Cross Roads

How Far From Doctor Sapps Crossroads 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 Doctor Sapps Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Doctor Sapps Crossroads and extending to:

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Doctor Sapps Crossroads to Lancaster, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 59 miles [95 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 345 miles [555.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,230 miles [10,026.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,926 miles [11,146.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'