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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 Moores Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Moores 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 Moores Crossroads:
- 32.979047, -81.325663
- 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 Moores 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 Allendale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allendale County
- Since Moores Crossroads is near Hampton County and also Screven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Screven 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 Moores Crossroads
Communities Also Named Moores Crossroads ...
We found six communities that are also named Moores Crossroads.
Within South Carolina, the name Moores Crossroads is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of six communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- DeKalb County
- This Moores Crossroads is located in DeKalb County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Moores Crossroads that is located in Allendale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Moores Crossroads.
- Randolph County
- This Moores Crossroads is located in Randolph County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the west of the Moores Crossroads that is located in Allendale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Moores Crossroads.
- Shelby County
- This Moores Crossroads is located in Shelby County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km] to the west of the Moores Crossroads that is located in Allendale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Moores Crossroads.
- Georgia
- Clay County
- This Moores Crossroads is located in Clay County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Moores Crossroads that is located in Allendale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Moores Crossroads.
- North Carolina
- Johnston County
- This Moores Crossroads is located in Johnston County and lies 259 miles [416.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Moores Crossroads that is located in Allendale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Moores Crossroads.
- Wilson County
- This Moores Crossroads is located in Wilson County and lies 262 miles [421.6 km] to the northeast of the Moores Crossroads that is located in Allendale County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Moores Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Moores 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.
- Dukes
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Dukes is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
- Gravel Hill ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gravel Hill is located in Allendale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
- Grays Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Grays Crossroads is located in Allendale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossroads
- Halls Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Mill is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mill
- King Creek Landing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- King Creek Landing is located in Allendale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek Landing
- Martin
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Pond Town
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Pond Town is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Town
- Red Bluff Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Bluff Landing is located in Allendale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Landing
- Valentine
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Valentine is located in Hampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
- Woods Crossroads
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Woods Crossroads is located in Allendale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads
How Far From Moores 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 Moores Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Moores Crossroads and extending to:
- Allendale, which is the Seat of Allendale County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Moores 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 4 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 473 miles [761.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 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 7,031 miles [11,315.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Moores 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 Moores 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 Moores Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9790, Longitude: -81.3257 In this case, the coordinates for Moores Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.468 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.513 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.32 degrees. |
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