Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Lopers 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 Lopers Crossroads:
  • 32.933493, -81.267328
  • 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 Lopers 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 Lopers Crossroads is near Hampton County and also Screven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Screven 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 Lopers Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lopers 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.

• Crocketville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Crocketville is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crocketville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crocketville <1>
• Dukes
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Dukes is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
• Gravel Hill ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Gravel Hill is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
• Grays Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Grays Crossroads is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossroads
• Halls Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Halls Mill is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mill
• Jennys
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jennys is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennys
• Peeples ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Peeples is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeples
• Pond Town
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Pond Town is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
• Red Bluff Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Red Bluff Landing is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Landing
• Valentine
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Valentine is located in Hampton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
• Woods Crossroads
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Woods Crossroads is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads

How Far From Lopers 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 Lopers 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 Lopers Crossroads and extending to:

• Allendale, which is the Seat of Allendale County, lies just to the North Northwest.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Lopers Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 474 miles [762.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving 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 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'