Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for James 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 James Crossroads:
  • 33.631552, -80.216193
  • 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 James 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 Clarendon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
  • Since James Crossroads is near Sumter County and also Williamsburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg 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 James Crossroads

Communities Also Named James Crossroads ...

We found one communities that are also named James Crossroads.

Within South Carolina, the name James Crossroads is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named James Crossroads in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Virginia
    • Northampton County
    • This James Crossroads is located in Northampton County and lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the James Crossroads that is located in Clarendon County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northampton County community of James Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near James 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.

• Bloomville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Bloomville is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
• Bonanza ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Bonanza is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
• Eagle Point
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Eagle Point is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
• Jordan
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Jordan is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Juneville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Juneville is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneville
• Log Jam Landing
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Log Jam Landing is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Jam Landing
• Rodgers
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Rodgers is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodgers
• Silver
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Silver is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
• Trinity Cross Roads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Trinity Cross Roads is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cross Roads

How Far From James Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as James Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in James Crossroads and extending to:

• Manning, which is the Seat of Clarendon County, lies just to the North.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from James Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,263 miles [10,079.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,953 miles [11,189.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'