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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 Rabon Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rabon Crossroads and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Rabon Crossroads:
    • 33.976279, -79.097538
    • 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 Rabon 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 Rabon Crossroads is near Marion County and also Columbus 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 Columbus 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 Rabon Crossroads

Communities Also Named Rabon Crossroads ...

We found one communities that are also named Rabon Crossroads.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Rabon Crossroads.

Beyond South Carolina.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Kershaw County
      • This Rabon Crossroads is located in Kershaw County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rabon Crossroads that is located in Horry County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Rabon Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rabon 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.

  • Allen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Allen is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Booth
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Booth is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booth
  • Cool Spring
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cool Spring is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
  • Horry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Horry is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horry
  • Jones Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jones Crossroads is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
  • Joy ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Joy is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
  • Knotty Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Knotty Branch is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotty Branch
  • Lewisville ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Lewisville is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
  • Pleasant Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Polecat Bay ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Polecat Bay is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Polecat Bay
  • Poplar Forks
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Poplar Forks is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Forks
  • Poplar Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Poplar Hill is located in Horry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill

How Far From Rabon 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 Rabon Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rabon Crossroads and extending to:

  • Conway, which is the Seat of Horry County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Rabon 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 110 miles [177 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 358 miles [576.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,887 miles [11,083.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Rabon 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 Rabon 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 Rabon Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9763, Longitude: -79.0975       In this case, the coordinates for Rabon Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.233 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.237 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.218 degrees.