Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Waldrop 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 Waldrop Crossroads:
  • 34.664017, -81.924821
  • 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 Waldrop 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 Spartanburg County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
  • Since Waldrop Crossroads is near Laurens County and also Union County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union 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 Waldrop Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Waldrop 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.

• Black Jack Valley ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Black Jack Valley is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Jack Valley
• Cross Anchor
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cross Anchor is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Anchor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cross Anchor <1>
• Cross Keys
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Cross Keys is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Keys
• Crows ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crows is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows
• Dutchman
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dutchman is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchman
• Hillsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Hillsville is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillsville
• Hobbyville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Hobbyville is located in Spartanburg County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbyville
• Martin Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Martin Crossroads is located in Laurens County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Crossroads
• Wildcat ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Wildcat is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildcat

How Far From Waldrop 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 Waldrop 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 Waldrop Crossroads and extending to:

• Spartanburg, which is the Seat of Spartanburg County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Waldrop Crossroads to Spartanburg, 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 6 hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 68 miles [109.4 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,292 miles [10,126 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,991 miles [11,250.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,870 miles [7,837.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'