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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 Huskum Corner Cross Roads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Huskum Corner Cross Roads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Huskum Corner Cross Roads
- 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 Huskum Corner Cross Roads:
- 32.675179, -80.050371
- 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 Huskum Corner Cross Roads
- 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 Charleston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
- Since Huskum Corner Cross Roads is near Dorchester County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Berkeley 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 Huskum Corner Cross Roads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Huskum Corner Cross Roads ...
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.
- Bayfront
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Bayfront is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bayfront
- Cedar Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cedar Springs is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Centerville is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Clarks Sound
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Clarks Sound is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarks Sound
- Creek Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Creek Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Point
- Edgewater Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Edgewater Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Park
- Folly Beach
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Green Acres
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Green Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Green Hill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Harbor View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor View is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor Woods
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Harbor Woods is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Woods
- Hickory Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Hill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
- Continue List (19 more) ...
- Honey Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Honey Hill is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honey Hill
- Indigo Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Indigo Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indigo Point
- James Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- James Island is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Island
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,226 people
- Johns Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Landsdowne
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Landsdowne is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landsdowne
- Laurel Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Limehouse Station
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Limehouse Station is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limehouse Station
- New Cut Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- New Cut Landing is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut Landing
- Oceanview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oceanview is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanview
- Oyster Point
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Oyster Point is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oyster Point
- Point Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Point Pleasant is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
- Quail Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Quail Run is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Riverpoint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riverpoint is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverpoint
- Riverview
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Riverview is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Seaside
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Seaside is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaside
- Stone Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Stone Park is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Park
- Three Trees
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Three Trees is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Trees
- Tidalview
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Tidalview is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tidalview
- Woodlawn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Woodlawn is located in Charleston County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Huskum Corner Cross Roads 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 Huskum Corner Cross Roads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Huskum Corner Cross Roads and extending to:
- Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Huskum Corner Cross Roads to Charleston, 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 107 miles [172.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 461 miles [741.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Huskum Corner Cross Roads) 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 Huskum Corner Cross Roads 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 Huskum Corner Cross Roads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.6752, Longitude: -80.0504 In this case, the coordinates for Huskum Corner Cross Roads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.752 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.645 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.941 degrees. |
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