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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 Walkers Crossing, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walkers Crossing 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 Walkers Crossing:
    • 34.820119, -82.256227
    • 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 Walkers Crossing
  • 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
    • Since Walkers Crossing is near Spartanburg County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Walkers Crossing

Communities Also Named Walkers Crossing ...

We found two communities that are also named Walkers Crossing.

Within South Carolina, the name Walkers Crossing is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Montgomery County
      • This Walkers Crossing is located in Montgomery County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Walkers Crossing that is located in Greenville County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Walkers Crossing.
    • West Virginia
      • Wood County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Walkers Crossing [Wood County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Walkers Crossing ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Camelot is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cane Brake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Cane Brake is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
  • Dove Tree
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dove Tree is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dove Tree
  • Five Forks
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Five Forks is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Green Fields
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Fields is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
  • Heritage Lakes
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Heritage Lakes is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Lakes
  • Holly Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
  • Mountain Brook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
  • Oak Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Oak Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Creek
  • Orchard Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Quail Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Quail Ridge is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
  • Sugar Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sugar Mill
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
      • Sugar Mill is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mill
    • Summerwoods
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
    • Woodhedge
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodhedge is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodhedge
    • Woodland Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
    • Woodwinds
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodwinds is located in Greenville County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodwinds

How Far From Walkers Crossing 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 Walkers Crossing to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walkers Crossing and extending to:

  • Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Walkers Crossing to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 402 miles [647 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 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,879 miles [7,852 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Walkers Crossing) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Walkers Crossing, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Walkers Crossing 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 Walkers Crossing. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8201, Longitude: -82.2562       In this case, the coordinates for Walkers Crossing have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.038 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.431 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.174 degrees.