Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Moore Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moore Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Moore 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 Moore Crossroads:
  • 33.850855, -79.83894
  • 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 Moore 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 Moore Crossroads is near Florence County and also Clarendon 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 Clarendon 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 Moore Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Moore 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.

• Central Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Central Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Crossroads
• Coward
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Coward is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coward
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 766 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Coward <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Coward
  • From Moore Crossroads to Coward
• Hamville ‑ Historic
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Hamville is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hamville
• Hebron Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hebron Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Crossroads
• Hogeye Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Hogeye Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeye Crossroads
• Kennedy Park
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Kennedy Park is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
• Lake City
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lake City is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,445 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake City <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Lake City
  • From Moore Crossroads to Lake City
• Lee Crossroads
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Lee Crossroads is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Crossroads
• Union Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Union Crossroads
  • From Moore Crossroads to Union Crossroads
• Workman
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Workman is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman

How Far From Moore Crossroads to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Moore 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 Moore Crossroads and extending to:

• Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Moore Crossroads to Kingstree, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 381 miles [613.2 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 6,237 miles [10,037.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,811 miles [7,742.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'