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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 Midway Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Midway Crossroads 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 Midway Crossroads:
- 33.767110, -79.548116
- 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 Midway 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 Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
- Since Midway Crossroads is near Florence County and also Georgetown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Florence County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 Midway Crossroads
Communities Also Named Midway Crossroads ...
We found two communities that are also named Midway Crossroads.
There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Midway Crossroads.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Georgetown County
- This Midway Crossroads is located in Georgetown County and lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Midway Crossroads that is located in Williamsburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Georgetown County community of Midway Crossroads.
- Lancaster County
- This Midway Crossroads is located in Lancaster County and lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Midway Crossroads that is located in Williamsburg County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Midway Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Midway 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.
- Cook
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Cook is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Crooks Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Crooks Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Crossroads
- Fowler
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fowler is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
- Gordonville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Gordonville is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
- Half Moon ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Half Moon is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
- Hemingway
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Henry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Henry is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
- Hopewell
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hopewell is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Indiantown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
- Kingsburg
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Kingsburg is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
- Lee Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lee Crossroads is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Crossroads
- Leo
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Leo is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
- Poplar Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Poplar Hill is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Snow Junction
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Snow Junction is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Junction
How Far From Midway Crossroads 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 Midway Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Midway Crossroads and extending to:
- Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Midway Crossroads to Kingstree, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 86 miles [138.4 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 380 miles [611.6 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Midway Crossroads) 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 Midway Crossroads 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 Midway Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7671, Longitude: -79.5481 In this case, the coordinates for Midway Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.484 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.495 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.446 degrees. |
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