Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Saylors 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 Saylors Crossroads:
  • 34.398998, -82.505961
  • 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 Saylors 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 Anderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
  • Since Saylors Crossroads is near Abbeville County and also Greenville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Abbeville County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville 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 Saylors Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Saylors 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.

• Clover Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Clover Hill is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
• Due West
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Due West is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due West
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,198 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Due West <1>
• Fairs Crossroads
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Fairs Crossroads is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairs Crossroads
• Flat Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Flat Rock is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Foxville Crossroads
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Foxville Crossroads is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville Crossroads
• Friendship
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendship is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Level Land
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Level Land is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Level Land
• Meadow Brook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Brook is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
• Meadow Fields
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Meadow Fields is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Fields
• Meadow Park
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Meadow Park is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Park
• Murray ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Murray is located in Abbeville County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
• Storeville ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Storeville is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Storeville

How Far From Saylors 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 Saylors 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 Saylors Crossroads and extending to:

• Anderson, which is the Seat of Anderson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Saylors Crossroads to Anderson, with an average speed<3> 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 433 miles [696.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,329 miles [10,185.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,029 miles [11,312.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,908 miles [7,898.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'