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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 Union Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Union Crossroads 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 Union Crossroads:
- 33.801844, -79.985646
- 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 Union 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 Clarendon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
- Since Union Crossroads is near Williamsburg County and also Florence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg 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 Union Crossroads
Communities Also Named Union Crossroads ...
We found two communities that are also named Union Crossroads.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Union Crossroads.
Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Union Crossroads in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Williamsburg County
- This Union Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County and lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Union Crossroads that is located in Clarendon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamsburg County community of Union Crossroads.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lee County
- This Union Crossroads is located in Lee County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Union Crossroads that is located in Clarendon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lee County community of Union Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Union 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.
- Central Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Central Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Crossroads
- Cypress Fork Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hebron Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Hebron Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Crossroads
- Hogeye Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Hogeye Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hogeye Crossroads
- Kennedy Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Kennedy Park is located in Florence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Park
- Kingstree
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Moore Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Trinity Cross Roads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Trinity Cross Roads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cross Roads
- Workman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Workman is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman
How Far From Union Crossroads to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Union Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Union Crossroads and extending to:
- Manning, which is the Seat of Clarendon County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Union Crossroads to Manning, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 388 miles [624.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,246 miles [10,052 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,936 miles [11,162.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,820 miles [7,757 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Union Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Union 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 Union Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.8018, Longitude: -79.9856 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.729 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.781 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.597 degrees. |
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