Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mean Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mean Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mean 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 Mean Crossroads:
- 34.808188, -81.732045
- 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 Mean 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Mean Crossroads is near Spartanburg County and also Cherokee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- eBird sighting report for Cherokee 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 Mean 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.
- Buffalo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
- Buffalo is located in Union County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buffalo <1>
- Dutchman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Flat Rock ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Glenn Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenn Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenn Springs
- Glenn Springs is located in Spartanburg County
- Goat Alley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goat Alley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goat Alley
- Goat Alley is located in Union County
- Jonesville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Jonesville is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <1>
- Kelly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Kennedy Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Mill
- Kennedy Mill is located in Union County
- Maryville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Meansville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meansville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meansville
- Meansville is located in Union County
- Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
- Union is located in Union County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,535 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union <1>
How Far From Mean 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 Mean Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Mean Crossroads and extending to:
- Union, which is the Seat of Union County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<4> to the southeast (SE). If you could walk a straight line from Mean Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 383 miles [616.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,277 miles [10,101.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,976 miles [11,226.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,856 miles [7,815 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mean Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Union County: www.countyofunion.com/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Mean Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mean Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8082, Longitude: -81.7320 In this case, the coordinates for Mean Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Mean Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.733 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.079 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.972 degrees. |