Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Whites Cross Roads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Whites Cross Roads and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Whites Cross Roads

• 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 Whites Cross Roads:
  • 33.923738, -82.158455
  • 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.
  • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Whites 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 McCormick County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for McCormick County
  • Since Whites Cross Roads is near Edgefield County and also Greenwood County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Edgefield County
  • eBird sighting report for Greenwood 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:
  • Waymark.com

Curious and Interesting Names Near Whites 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.

• Bethany ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bethany have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
  • Bethany is located in McCormick County
• Liberty Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
  • Liberty Hill is located in McCormick County
• Lime Stone ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lime Stone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lime Stone
  • Lime Stone is located in Edgefield County
• Limestone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Limestone have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
  • Limestone is located in Edgefield County
• Mayson Crossroads
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayson Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayson Crossroads
  • Mayson Crossroads is located in Edgefield County
• Parks Mill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Parks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parks Mill
  • Parks Mill is located in McCormick County
• Plum Branch
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Branch
  • Plum Branch is located in McCormick County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plum Branch <2>
• Rushville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rushville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rushville
  • Rushville is located in Greenwood County

How Far From Whites Cross Roads 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 Whites Cross Roads to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Whites Cross Roads once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Whites Cross Roads and extending to:

• McCormick, which is the Seat of McCormick County, lies just to the West.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 km]<4> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Whites Cross Roads to Columbia, with an average speed<5> 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 about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 445 miles [716.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
• The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,032 miles [11,316.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/