Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Grays 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 Grays Crossroads:
  • 33.047934, -81.315107
  • 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 Grays 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 Allendale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allendale County
  • Since Grays Crossroads is near Barnwell County and also Bamberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnwell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg 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 Grays Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grays 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.

• Boiling Springs
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
• Dukes
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Dukes is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
• Gravel Hill ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Halls Mill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Halls Mill is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mill
• Hells Half Acre
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Hells Half Acre is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Half Acre
• Jennys
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jennys is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennys
• King Creek Landing
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • King Creek Landing is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek Landing
• Martin
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Martin is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <1>
• Millett
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Millett is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
• Pond Town
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
• Stoney Bluff Ferry
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Stoney Bluff Ferry is located in Burke County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Bluff Ferry
• Woods Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Woods Crossroads is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads

How Far From Grays 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 Grays 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 Grays Crossroads and extending to:

• Allendale, which is the Seat of Allendale County, lies just to the South.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 67 miles [107.8 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Grays Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 469 miles [754.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,338 miles [10,200 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,912 miles [7,905.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'