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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 Pee Dee Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pee Dee 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 Pee Dee Crossroads:
- 33.838501, -79.222545
- 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 Pee Dee 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 Horry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Horry County
- Since Pee Dee Crossroads is near Marion County and also Georgetown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown 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 Pee Dee Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Pee Dee 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.
- Cedar Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cedar Grove is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Dog Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Dog Bluff is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Bluff
- Gilbert Crossroads
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gilbert Crossroads is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert Crossroads
- Horry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Horry is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horry
- Hughes Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Hughes Landing is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughes Landing
- Jonestown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Jonestown is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonestown
- Jordanville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Jordanville is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordanville
- Juniper Bay
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Juniper Bay is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juniper Bay
- Knotty Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Knotty Branch is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotty Branch
- Longwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Longwood is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Mary
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Mary is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary
- Ned Swamp
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Ned Swamp is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ned Swamp
- Continue List (4 more) ...
- Peters Ferry Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Sand Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Sand Ridge is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Twelvemile
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Twelvemile is located in Horry County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twelvemile
How Far From Pee Dee Crossroads to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Pee Dee Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Pee Dee Crossroads and extending to:
- Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Pee Dee Crossroads to Conway, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 104 miles [167.4 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 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,210 miles [9,994 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,898 miles [11,101.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,783 miles [7,697.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pee Dee Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Pee Dee 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 Pee Dee Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8385, Longitude: -79.2225 In this case, the coordinates for Pee Dee Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.303 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.297 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.305 degrees. |
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