Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McCrearys Quarter

• 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 McCrearys Quarter:
  • 34.063486, -80.622028
  • 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 McCrearys Quarter

• 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
  • Since McCrearys Quarter is near Sumter County and also Kershaw 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 Kershaw 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 McCrearys Quarter

Curious and Interesting Names Near McCrearys Quarter ...

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.

• Beaver Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Beaver Creek is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
• Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cedar Creek is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
• Ellerbees Mill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Ellerbees Mill is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbees Mill
• English ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • English is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English
• Green Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Valley is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Leesburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Leesburg is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesburg
• Meadow View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow View is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
• Sanders Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Sanders Corner is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Corner
• Spears Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spears Creek is located in Kershaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Creek

How Far From McCrearys Quarter 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 McCrearys Quarter to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<1> community of McCrearys Quarter once stood, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McCrearys Quarter and extending to:

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from McCrearys Quarter to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 24 miles [38.6 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take most of a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 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 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,262 miles [10,077.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,955 miles [11,193 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'