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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beaver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Creek
- Beaver Creek is located in Kershaw County
- Cedar Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Kershaw County
- Ellerbees Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ellerbees Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellerbees Mill
- Ellerbees Mill is located in Sumter County
- English ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Green Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
- Green Valley is located in Kershaw County
- Leesburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Meadow View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow View
- Meadow View is located in Kershaw County
- Sanders Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sanders Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sanders Corner
- Sanders Corner is located in Sumter County
- Spears Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spears Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spears Creek
- Spears Creek is located in Kershaw County
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<2> community of McCrearys Quarter once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McCrearys Quarter and extending to:
- Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from McCrearys Quarter to Columbia, with an average speed<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,837 miles [7,784.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Richland County: www.richlandonline.com/
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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McCrearys Quarter, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McCrearys Quarter) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCrearys Quarter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0635, Longitude: -80.6220 In this case, the coordinates for McCrearys Quarter 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 McCrearys Quarter 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 310.089 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.233 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.759 degrees. |