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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gaillard Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gaillard Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- 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 Gaillard Crossroads:
- 34.049321, -80.434525
- 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 Gaillard 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 Gaillard Crossroads is near Lee County and also Kershaw County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee 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 Gaillard Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gaillard 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.
- Burns Down
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Burns Down is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burns Down
- Catchall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Catchall is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catchall
- Cherryvale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cherryvale is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherryvale
- Edgewater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Edgewater is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
- Ellerbees Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Ellerbees Mill is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbees Mill
- Flowers Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Flowers Heights is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers Heights
- Greenwood
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Hearthstone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hearthstone is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hearthstone
- Hillcrest
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Hillcrest is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Iris Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Iris Heights is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iris Heights
- Mechanicsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mechanicsville is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanicsville
- Mulberry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mulberry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mulberry
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Red Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Red Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Rocky Bluff Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Rose Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Rose Hill is located in Lee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Sanders Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Sanders Corner is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Corner
- Summer View
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Summer View is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer View
- Walnut Hills
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Walnut Hills is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hills
- Winter Park
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Winter Park is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
How Far From Gaillard 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 Gaillard 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 Gaillard Crossroads and extending to:
- Sumter, which is the Seat of Sumter County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gaillard Crossroads to Sumter, with an average speed<2> 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 34 miles [54.7 km] to the west (W). 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 384 miles [618 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,255 miles [10,066.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gaillard Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we have tried to pick reasonable speeds, the rate of travel is very theoretical - obstacles like fences, hills, lakes, river crossings and rest stops have been ignored. When we say 'Days' of travel, we're assuming 8 hours of travel per day. |
| <3> | The shortest line can be visualized by stretching a string on a Globe from Point A to Point B - this is known as a Great Circle Route. Where you might expect the shortest route from Gaillard Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gaillard Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0493, Longitude: -80.4345 In this case, the coordinates for Gaillard Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.983 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.109 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.692 degrees. |
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