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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 Lower Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lower Crossing 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 Lower Crossing:
- 33.555721, -79.707846
- 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 Lower Crossing
- 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 Lower Crossing is near Georgetown County and also Berkeley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 Lower Crossing
Communities Also Named Lower Crossing ...
We found one communities that are also named Lower Crossing.
Within South Carolina, the name Lower Crossing is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Lower Crossing in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Washoe County
- This Lower Crossing is located in Washoe County and lies 2,215 miles [3,564.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Lower Crossing that is located in Williamsburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washoe County community of Lower Crossing.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lower Crossing ...
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.
- Bryans Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Bryans Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans Crossroads
- Cedar Swamp
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Cedar Swamp is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Swamp
- Cherry Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Cherry Hill is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Hill
- Cook Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Cook Corner is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook Corner
- Cooper
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cooper is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooper
- Fowler
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Harper Crossroads
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Harper Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Crossroads
- Kingstree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Lane
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Lane is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lane
- Population from the 2020 Census: 443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lane <2>
- Martin Corner
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Martin Corner is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Corner
- Potato Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Potato Ferry is located in Georgetown County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Potato Ferry
- Rock Bluff
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Bluff is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Bluff
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Salters
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salters Depot
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Salters Depot is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salters Depot
- Snow Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
- Trio
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Trio is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trio
How Far From Lower Crossing 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 Lower Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lower Crossing and extending to:
- Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lower Crossing 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 82 miles [132 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 397 miles [638.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,932 miles [11,156 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,817 miles [7,752.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Lower Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Lower Crossing 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 Lower Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5557, Longitude: -79.7078 In this case, the coordinates for Lower Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.572 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.565 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.566 degrees. |
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