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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 Millers Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Millers 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 Millers Crossroads:
- 33.744298, -82.100952
- 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 Millers 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 Edgefield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
- Since Millers Crossroads is near McCormick County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Millers Crossroads
Communities Also Named Millers Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Millers Crossroads.
Within South Carolina, the name Millers Crossroads is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Millers Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Northumberland County
- This Millers Crossroads is located in Northumberland County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Millers Crossroads that is located in Edgefield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Northumberland County community of Millers Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Millers 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.
- Bethany ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Bethany is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
- Dents Ferry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Dents Ferry is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dents Ferry
- Edgefield
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Fernbrook
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Fernbrook is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbrook
- Furys Ferry
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Furys Ferry is located in Columbia County (GA)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furys Ferry
- Highview ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Highview is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highview
- Limestone
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Limestone is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
- Morgana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Morgana is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgana
- Parkhill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parkhill is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Parks Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Parks Mill is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mill
- Parksville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Plum Branch
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Ropers Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Ropers Crossroads is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads
- Wise ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Wise is located in Edgefield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wise
- Woodlawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Woodlawn is located in McCormick County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
How Far From Millers 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 Millers Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Millers Crossroads and extending to:
- Edgefield, which is the Seat of Edgefield County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Millers Crossroads to Edgefield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 453 miles [729 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,918 miles [7,914.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Millers 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 Millers 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 Millers Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7443, Longitude: -82.1010 In this case, the coordinates for Millers Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.927 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.149 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.406 degrees. |
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