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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 Seiglers Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Seiglers 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 Seiglers Crossroads:
    • 33.644864, -81.657051
    • 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 Seiglers 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
    • Since Seiglers Crossroads is near Edgefield County and also Saluda County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Saluda 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 Seiglers Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Seiglers 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.

  • Balltown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Balltown is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
  • Camp Long
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Camp Long is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Long
  • Deerwood
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Deerwood is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Eureka
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Eureka is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eureka
  • Foxchase
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Foxchase is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxchase
  • Foxtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Foxtown is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxtown
  • Graniteville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Gregg Park
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Gregg Park is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gregg Park
  • Hidden Haven
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hidden Haven is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Haven
  • Hillview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Hillview is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
  • Hunters Glen
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Hunters Glen is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Glen
  • Jones Crossroads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Jones Crossroads is located in Aiken County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Crossroads
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • New Holland
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • New Holland is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
    • Oak Grove
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Oak Grove is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Pinecrest
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Pinecrest is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinecrest
    • Quail Hollow
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
      • Quail Hollow is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
    • Roseland
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
      • Roseland is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
    • Sunny Brook
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
      • Sunny Brook is located in Aiken County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook

How Far From Seiglers 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 Seiglers 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 Seiglers Crossroads and extending to:

  • Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Seiglers Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 444 miles [714.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, 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 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,020 miles [11,297.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,902 miles [7,889 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Seiglers Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Seiglers 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 Seiglers Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6449, Longitude: -81.6571       In this case, the coordinates for Seiglers Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.671 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.841 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.265 degrees.