Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Snow Junction

• 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 Snow Junction:
  • 33.669055, -79.471447
  • 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 Snow Junction

• 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 Snow Junction is near Georgetown County and also Florence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Georgetown County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Florence 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 Snow Junction

Curious and Interesting Names Near Snow Junction ...

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.

• Cook
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cook is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
• Gordonville
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Gordonville is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonville
• Hemingway
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • 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
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Henry is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry
• Hopewell
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hopewell is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• Indiantown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Indiantown is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indiantown
• Outland
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Outland is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Outland
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Poplar Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Poplar Hill is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
• Rose Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Rose Hill is located in Georgetown County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
• Snow Town
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Snow Town is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snow Town
• Union Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Union Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads

How Far From Snow Junction 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 Snow Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Kingstree, which is the Seat of Williamsburg County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Snow Junction 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 385 miles [619.6 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 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,916 miles [11,130.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,802 miles [7,728.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'