Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Drigger 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 Drigger Crossroads:
  • 32.92922, -80.579632
  • 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 Drigger 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 Colleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
  • Since Drigger Crossroads is near Dorchester County and also Charleston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston 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 Drigger Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Drigger 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.

• Burnt Church Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Burnt Church Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Church Crossroads
• Burr Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Burr Hill is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
• Cottageville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Cottageville is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottageville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 747 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cottageville <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Cottageville
  • From Drigger Crossroads to Cottageville
• Gloverville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Gloverville is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverville
• Goodhope Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Goodhope Landing is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodhope Landing
• Iron Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Iron Crossroads is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Crossroads
• Prices Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Prices Landing is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Landing
• Pringle Bend
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Pringle Bend is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Bend
• Red Bank ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Red Bank is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
• Red Oak Corner
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Red Oak Corner is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak Corner
• Round O
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Round O is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round O
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Round O <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Round O
  • From Drigger Crossroads to Round O
• Stokes
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Stokes is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes

How Far From Drigger 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 Drigger 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 Drigger Crossroads and extending to:

• Walterboro, which is the Seat of Colleton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<2> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Drigger Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 457 miles [735.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,998 miles [11,262.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,884 miles [7,860 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'