Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for North Crossing

• 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 North Crossing:
  • 34.137095, -80.878421
  • 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 North Crossing

• 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
  • Since North Crossing is near Kershaw County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kershaw County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 North Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near North Crossing ...

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.

• Chimney Ridge
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Chimney Ridge is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
• Dentsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dentsville is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dentsville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dentsville <1>
• Edinburgh
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Edinburgh is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
• Green Springs
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Green Springs is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Springs
• Huntcliff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Huntcliff is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntcliff
• Jiggs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jiggs is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jiggs
• Rose Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Rose Creek is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Creek
• Sharp
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Sharp is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
• Spring Valley
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
• Springwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Springwood is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
• Tanglewood
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Tanglewood is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood

How Far From North Crossing 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 North Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in North Crossing and extending to:

• Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from North Crossing to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,270 miles [10,090.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,964 miles [11,207.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,846 miles [7,798.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'