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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 Trinity Cross Roads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Trinity Cross Roads 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 Trinity Cross Roads:
- 33.741273, -80.186190
- 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 Trinity Cross Roads
- 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 Clarendon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
- Since Trinity Cross Roads is near Sumter County and also Williamsburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg 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 Trinity Cross Roads
Communities Also Named Trinity Cross Roads ...
We found one communities that are also named Trinity Cross Roads.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Trinity Cross Roads.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Sumter County
- This Trinity Cross Roads is located in Sumter County and lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Trinity Cross Roads that is located in Clarendon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sumter County community of Trinity Cross Roads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Trinity Cross Roads ...
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.
- Bloomville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bloomville is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Cypress Fork Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- James Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- James Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Crossroads
- Jordan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jordan is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
- Juneville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Juneville is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneville
- Silver
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Stokes
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
How Far From Trinity Cross Roads 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 Trinity Cross Roads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Trinity Cross Roads and extending to:
- Manning, which is the Seat of Clarendon County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 51 miles [82.1 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Trinity Cross Roads to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,257 miles [10,069.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,947 miles [11,180.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,831 miles [7,774.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Trinity Cross Roads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Trinity Cross Roads 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 Trinity Cross Roads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7413, Longitude: -80.1862 In this case, the coordinates for Trinity Cross Roads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.841 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.901 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.689 degrees. |
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