Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Monroe Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Monroe Crossroads and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Monroe 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 Monroe Crossroads:
- 34.545159, -79.655058
- 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 Monroe 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 Marlboro County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Marlboro County
- Since Monroe Crossroads is near Dillon County and also Darlington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dillon County
- eBird sighting report for Darlington 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 Monroe 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.
- Argyle
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Beauty Spot ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beauty Spot have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Spot
- Beauty Spot is located in Marlboro County
- Burnt Factory ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burnt Factory have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burnt Factory
- Burnt Factory is located in Marlboro County
- Five Forks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Marlboro County
- Grace Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grace Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace Heights
- Grace Heights is located in Marlboro County
- Hebron
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Lester
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Red Bluff
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast) - Reedy Creek Springs ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Reedy Creek Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedy Creek Springs
- Reedy Creek Springs is located in Marlboro County
- Sunnybrook Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnybrook Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook Heights
- Sunnybrook Heights is located in Marlboro County
- Welsh Neck ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Welsh Neck have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welsh Neck
- Welsh Neck is located in Marlboro County
How Far From Monroe 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 Monroe Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Monroe Crossroads and extending to:
- Bennettsville, which is the Seat of Marlboro County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 87 miles [140 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Monroe Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,198 miles [9,974.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,891 miles [11,090 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,773 miles [7,681.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Monroe Crossroads. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Marlboro County: www.marlborocounty.sc.gov/
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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Monroe Crossroads) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Monroe Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5452, Longitude: -79.6551 In this case, the coordinates for Monroe Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Monroe Crossroads to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.544 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.676 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.252 degrees. |