Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Hayes 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 Hayes Crossroads:
  • 33.070156, -81.275107
  • 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 Hayes 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 Hayes 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 Hayes Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Hayes 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
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
• Dukes
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Dukes is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
• Gravel Hill ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Grays Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grays Crossroads is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossroads
• 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
• Happy Bottom
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Happy Bottom is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Bottom
• Hells Half Acre
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Hells Half Acre is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Half Acre
• Jennys
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Jennys is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennys
• Martin
  (11 miles [17.7 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>
• 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
• Woods Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Woods Crossroads is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads

How Far From Hayes 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 Hayes 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 Hayes Crossroads and extending to:

• Allendale, which is the Seat of Allendale County, lies just to the South Southwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Hayes Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 466 miles [750 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 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,909 miles [7,900.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'