Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Masons Cross Road, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Masons Cross Road and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Masons Cross Road
- 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 Masons Cross Road:
- 34.557327, -82.775139
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Masons Cross Road
- 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Anderson County
- Since Masons Cross Road is near Oconee County and also Pickens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Oconee County
- eBird sighting report for Pickens 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Masons Cross Road ...
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.
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Green Forest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Forest
- Green Forest is located in Anderson County
- Hidden Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hidden Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Lake
- Hidden Lake is located in Anderson County
- Hunters Trail
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Trail have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Trail
- Hunters Trail is located in Anderson County
- Indian Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Indian Hills is located in Anderson County
- Leisure Village
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Leisure Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Village
- Leisure Village is located in Anderson County
- New Light
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Quail Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Quail Creek is located in Anderson County
- Sandy Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Sandy Springs is located in Anderson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandy Springs <2>
- Shadow Wood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Wood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Wood
- Shadow Wood is located in Anderson County
- Stonehaven
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonehaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonehaven
- Stonehaven is located in Anderson County
- Welcome
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Masons Cross Road 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 Masons Cross Road to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Masons Cross Road and extending to:
- Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<3> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Masons Cross Road to Columbia, with an average speed<4>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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 436 miles [701.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,333 miles [10,192 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Masons Cross Road. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Anderson County: www.andersoncountysc.org/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Masons Cross Road) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Masons Cross Road. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5573, Longitude: -82.7751 In this case, the coordinates for Masons Cross Road have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Masons Cross Road to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.335 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.735 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.449 degrees. |