Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fleming Crossroad

• 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 Fleming Crossroad:
  • 34.677648, -80.761736
  • 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 Fleming Crossroad

• 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 Fleming Crossroad is near Chester County and also Kershaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw 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 Fleming Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fleming Crossroad ...

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.

• Bell Town
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Bell Town is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell Town
• Crocketts Crossroad
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Crocketts Crossroad is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketts Crossroad
• Erwin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Erwin is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erwin
• Grace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Grace is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
• Green Peach Orchard
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Green Peach Orchard is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Peach Orchard
• Irwin
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Irwin is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irwin
• Jones Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jones Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Quail Haven
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Quail Haven is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Haven
• Rich Hill Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Rich Hill Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill Crossroads
• Smoke Rise
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Smoke Rise is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoke Rise

How Far From Fleming Crossroad 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 Fleming Crossroad to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the North.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Fleming Crossroad to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 356 miles [572.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,937 miles [11,164 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,818 miles [7,753.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'