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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 Rhodes Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rhodes 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 Rhodes Crossroads:
- 32.958779, -80.709823
- 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 Rhodes 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 Colleton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton County
- Since Rhodes Crossroads is near Dorchester County and also Bamberg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Bamberg 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 Rhodes Crossroads
Communities Also Named Rhodes Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Rhodes Crossroads.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Rhodes Crossroads.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Lee County
- This Rhodes Crossroads is located in Lee County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rhodes Crossroads that is located in Colleton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Rhodes Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rhodes 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.
- Burr Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Burr Hill is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr Hill
- Cat Hole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Cat Hole is located in Dorchester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Hole
- Catholic Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Catholic Hill is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Catholic Hill
- Cottageville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gloverville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Gloverville is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverville
- Grover
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Johnsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Johnsville is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
- Pringle Bend
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pringle Bend is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pringle Bend
- Red Bank ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Red Bank is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
- Round O
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Springtown
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Springtown is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springtown
- Stokes
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Stokes is located in Colleton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
How Far From Rhodes Crossroads 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 Rhodes Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rhodes Crossroads and extending to:
- Walterboro, which is the Seat of Colleton County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 74 miles [119.1 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could drive a straight line from Rhodes 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 5 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 458 miles [737.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,003 miles [11,270.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,888 miles [7,866.5 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- Rhodes 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 Rhodes 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 Rhodes Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9588, Longitude: -80.7098 In this case, the coordinates for Rhodes Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.123 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.112 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.101 degrees. |
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