Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Farrell 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 Farrell Crossroads:
  • 33.214049, -80.873431
  • 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 Farrell 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 Bamberg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg County
  • Since Farrell Crossroads is near Orangeburg County and also Dorchester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Orangeburg County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester 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 Farrell Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Farrell 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.

• Branchville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Branchville is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 944 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Branchville <1>
• Cattle Creek ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cattle Creek is located in Dorchester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cattle Creek
• Clear Pond
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Clear Pond is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Pond
• Fifty Eight ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Fifty Eight is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fifty Eight
• Hughes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Hughes is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes
• Johnsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Johnsville is located in Colleton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
• Sixty Six
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sixty Six is located in Orangeburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixty Six
• Whetstone Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Whetstone Crossroads is located in Bamberg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whetstone Crossroads

How Far From Farrell 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 Farrell 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 Farrell Crossroads and extending to:

• Bamberg, which is the Seat of Bamberg County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Farrell Crossroads to Bamberg, with an average speed<3> 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 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 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 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,885 miles [7,861.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'