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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 Wiles Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wiles 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 Wiles Crossroads:
- 33.709878, -80.666755
- 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 Wiles 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Wiles Crossroads is near Richland County and also Sumter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter 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 Wiles Crossroads
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wiles 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.
- Creekmoor
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Creekmoor is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekmoor
- Dixie Crossing
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Dixie Crossing is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie Crossing
- Foxville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Foxville is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxville
- Highland
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Highland is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Hillview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Hillview is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillview
- Hunter Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Hill
- Jones Terrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Jones Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Terrace
- Kingville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Kingville is located in Richland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingville
- Lone Star
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lone Star is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
- Malta
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Malta is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Malta
- Marshall Heights
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Marshall Heights is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Heights
- Oak Grove
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Oak Grove is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Oaks Crossroads
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Oaks Crossroads is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oaks Crossroads
- Orangewood
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Orangewood is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orangewood
- Pecanway Terrace
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pecanway Terrace is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecanway Terrace
- Pine Tops
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Tops is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tops
- Privateer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
- Privateer is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Privateer
- Quicktown
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quicktown is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quicktown
- Rosewood
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rosewood is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
- Silver
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Silver is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver
- Spring Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Spring Valley is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Starks Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Starks Ferry is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starks Ferry
- Tina
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Tina is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tina
- Turkey Hill
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Turkey Hill is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Hill
- Windy Hills
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Windy Hills is located in Orangeburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hills
How Far From Wiles 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 Wiles Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wiles Crossroads and extending to:
- Saint Matthews, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Wiles Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 411 miles [661.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,280 miles [10,106.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,971 miles [11,218.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,854 miles [7,811.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Wiles Crossroads) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Wiles 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 Wiles Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7099, Longitude: -80.6668 In this case, the coordinates for Wiles Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.111 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.206 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.876 degrees. |
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