Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Gaddys 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 Gaddys Crossroads:
  • 34.399606, -79.257543
  • 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 Gaddys 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 Dillon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dillon County
  • Since Gaddys Crossroads is near Robeson County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Gaddys Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaddys 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.

• Cotton Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Cotton Valley is located in Dillon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Valley
• Echo
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Echo is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Five Forks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Robeson County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• Fork
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Fork is located in Dillon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fork
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fork <1>
• High Hill Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • High Hill Crossroads is located in Dillon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Hill Crossroads
• Lake View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake View is located in Dillon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake View <1>
• May Hilltop
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • May Hilltop is located in Dillon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for May Hilltop
• Oliver Crossroads
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Oliver Crossroads is located in Dillon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliver Crossroads
• Squires
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Squires is located in Dillon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squires

How Far From Gaddys 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 Gaddys 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 Gaddys Crossroads and extending to:

• Dillon, which is the Seat of Dillon County, lies just to the West.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 105 miles [169 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Gaddys 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,878 miles [11,069.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,761 miles [7,662.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'