Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Fulton 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 Fulton Crossroads:
  • 33.727938, -80.510363
  • 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 Fulton 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 Sumter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Since Fulton Crossroads is near Clarendon County and also Calhoun County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun 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 Fulton Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Fulton 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.

• Foxville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Foxville is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
• Kingville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Kingville is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingville
• Lone Star
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lone Star is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Malta
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Malta is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
• Privateer
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Privateer is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
• Silver
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Silver is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
• Starks Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Starks Ferry is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Ferry
• Stokes
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Stokes is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
• Tina
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Tina is located in Calhoun County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
• Twin Lakes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Twin Lakes is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Lakes

How Far From Fulton 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 Fulton 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 Fulton Crossroads and extending to:

• Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Fulton Crossroads to Sumter, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 405 miles [651.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,272 miles [10,093.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,963 miles [11,205.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'