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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 Hebron Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Hebron 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 Hebron Crossroads:
- 33.816551, -79.887015
- 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 Hebron 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 Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- Since Hebron Crossroads is near Clarendon County and also Florence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Florence 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 Hebron Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Hebron 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.
- Central Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Central Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Crossroads
- Hogeye Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Hogeye Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeye Crossroads
- Kennedy Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Kennedy Park is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
- Kingstree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Lake City
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Martins Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Moore Crossroads
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Moore Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moore Crossroads
- Union Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- Workman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Workman is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman
How Far From Hebron 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 Hebron 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 Hebron Crossroads and extending to:
- Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Hebron Crossroads to Kingstree, with an average speed<3> 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 67 miles [107.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,930 miles [11,152.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Hebron Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Hebron 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 Hebron Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8166, Longitude: -79.8870 In this case, the coordinates for Hebron Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.673 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.719 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.556 degrees. |
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