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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 Gilbert Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gilbert 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 Gilbert Crossroads:
- 33.725169, -79.167821
- 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 Gilbert 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 Horry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Horry County
- Since Gilbert Crossroads is near Georgetown County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 Gilbert Crossroads
Communities Also Named Gilbert Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Gilbert Crossroads.
Within South Carolina, the name Gilbert Crossroads is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Gilbert Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Gilbert Crossroads is located in DeKalb County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the west of the Gilbert Crossroads that is located in Horry County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Gilbert Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gilbert 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.
- Bucksville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Bucksville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucksville
- Cedar Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Cedar Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Center Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Center Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Crossroads
- Cribb Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Cribb Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cribb Crossroads
- Enterprise Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Enterprise Landing is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise Landing
- Keys Field
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Keys Field is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keys Field
- Longwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Longwood is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Lower Topsaw Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Lower Topsaw Landing is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Topsaw Landing
- Peachtree Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peachtree Ferry is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Ferry
- Peachtree Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Peachtree Landing is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peachtree Landing
- Pee Dee Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pee Dee Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pee Dee Crossroads
- Pope Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Pope Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope Crossroads
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Rice Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Rice Crossroads is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rice Crossroads
- Sand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Ridge is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Toddville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Toddville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toddville
- Twelvemile
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Twelvemile is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile
- Upper Topsaw Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Upper Topsaw Landing is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Topsaw Landing
- Williams Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Williams Hill is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Hill
How Far From Gilbert 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 Gilbert Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gilbert Crossroads and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gilbert Crossroads to Conway, 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 108 miles [173.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 376 miles [605.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, 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 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,900 miles [11,104.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,785 miles [7,700.7 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- Gilbert 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 Gilbert 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 Gilbert Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7252, Longitude: -79.1678 In this case, the coordinates for Gilbert Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.272 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.245 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.319 degrees. |
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