Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Owens Crossroad:
  • 33.156819, -81.400941
  • 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 Owens Crossroad

• 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 Barnwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Barnwell County
  • Since Owens Crossroad is near Allendale County and also Burke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allendale County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Burke 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 Owens Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near Owens Crossroad ...

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.

• Boiling Springs
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Boiling Springs is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
• Grays Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grays Crossroads is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossroads
• Happy Bottom
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Happy Bottom is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Bottom
• Hells Half Acre
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Hells Half Acre is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hells Half Acre
• Little Hell Landing
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Hell Landing is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell Landing
• Long Branch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Long Branch is located in Barnwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
• Martin
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Martin is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <1>
• Millett
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Millett is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
• Steel Creek Landing
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
  • Steel Creek Landing is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Creek Landing
• Stoney Bluff Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Stoney Bluff Ferry is located in Burke County (GA)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Bluff Ferry
• Woods Crossroads
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Woods Crossroads is located in Allendale County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossroads

How Far From Owens Crossroad 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 Owens Crossroad to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Barnwell, which is the Seat of Barnwell County, lies just to the North Northeast.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Owens Crossroad to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 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 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 6,337 miles [10,198.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,028 miles [11,310.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,911 miles [7,903.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'