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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 Warren Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Warren Crossroads 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 Warren Crossroads:
    • 32.820453, -80.273154
    • 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 Warren 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 Charleston County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Charleston County
    • Since Warren Crossroads is near Dorchester County and also Colleton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dorchester County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Colleton 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 Warren Crossroads

Communities Also Named Warren Crossroads ...

We found one communities that are also named Warren Crossroads.

There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Warren Crossroads.

Beyond South Carolina.

  • Communities Located In South Carolina ...
    • Kershaw County
      • This Warren Crossroads is located in Kershaw County and lies 108 miles [173.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Warren Crossroads that is located in Charleston County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Warren Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Warren 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.

  • Adams Run
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Baptist Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Baptist Hill is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptist Hill
  • Berry Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Berry Hill is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Hill
  • Clubhouse Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Clubhouse Crossroads is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clubhouse Crossroads
  • Coachmans Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Coachmans Corners is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coachmans Corners
  • Farmdale
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Farmdale is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
  • Greggs Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Greggs Landing is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greggs Landing
  • Johns Island Ferry
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Johns Island Ferry is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Island Ferry
  • Kings Grant
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Grant is located in Dorchester County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Grant
  • Long Creek Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Long Creek Landing is located in Colleton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Creek Landing
  • Martins Landing
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Martins Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Landing
  • New Cut Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • New Cut Landing is located in Charleston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut Landing
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Point Pleasant
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Point Pleasant is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Pleasant
    • Ponderosa
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
      • Ponderosa is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponderosa
    • Ponpon
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
      • Ponpon is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ponpon
    • Red Top
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Red Top is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Top
    • Shell Point
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
      • Shell Point is located in Charleston County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Point
    • Sprucewood
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
      • Sprucewood is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
    • Waters Edge
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
      • Waters Edge is located in Dorchester County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge

How Far From Warren 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 Warren Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Charleston, which is the Seat of Charleston County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Warren Crossroads to Charleston, 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 456 miles [733.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,302 miles [10,142.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,874 miles [7,843.9 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- Warren 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 Warren 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 Warren Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8205, Longitude: -80.2732       In this case, the coordinates for Warren Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.877 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.811 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.981 degrees.