Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Saint Johns Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Saint Johns Crossroads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Saint Johns Crossroads

• 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 Saint Johns Crossroads:
  • 33.775166, -79.496448
  • 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 Saint Johns 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 Williamsburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg County
  • Since Saint Johns Crossroads is near Florence County and also Georgetown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Florence 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 Saint Johns Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saint Johns 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.

• Crooks Crossroads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Crooks Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crooks Crossroads
• Gordonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Gordonville is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
• Half Moon ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Half Moon is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Moon
• Hemingway
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Hemingway is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemingway
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 385 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hemingway <1>
• Henry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Henry is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Hopewell
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Hopewell is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Indiantown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
• Kingsburg
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Kingsburg is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsburg
• Leo
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Leo is located in Florence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leo
• Outland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Outland is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outland
• Poplar Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Snow Junction
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Snow Junction is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Junction

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

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

• Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saint Johns Crossroads to Kingstree, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 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 most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 379 miles [609.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,798 miles [7,721.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'