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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 Wilson Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wilson 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 Wilson Crossroads:
- 33.799606, -80.122021
- 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 Wilson 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 Clarendon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarendon County
- Since Wilson Crossroads is near Sumter County and also Williamsburg County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumter County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Williamsburg 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 Wilson Crossroads
Communities Also Named Wilson Crossroads ...
We found one communities that are also named Wilson Crossroads.
There is one other community in South Carolina that is also named Wilson Crossroads.
Beyond South Carolina.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Darlington County
- This Wilson Crossroads is located in Darlington County and lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Wilson Crossroads that is located in Clarendon County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Wilson Crossroads.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Wilson 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.
- Bloomville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
- Bloomville is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloomville
- Bonanza ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bonanza is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonanza
- Central Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Central Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Crossroads
- Cypress Fork Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Green Acres
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Green Acres is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Hebron Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Hebron Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hebron Crossroads
- James Crossroads
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- James Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Crossroads
- Juneville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Juneville is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Juneville
- Kingman Heights
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Kingman Heights is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingman Heights
- Martins Crossroads
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Martins Crossroads is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Crossroads
- Pleasant Grove
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Richwood
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Richwood is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richwood
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Stokes
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Stokes is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokes
- Tiller Circle
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
- Tiller Circle is located in Sumter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tiller Circle
- Trinity Cross Roads
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Trinity Cross Roads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Cross Roads
- Union Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Union Crossroads is located in Clarendon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Crossroads
- Workman
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Workman is located in Williamsburg County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Workman
How Far From Wilson 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 Wilson Crossroads to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Wilson Crossroads and extending to:
- Manning, which is the Seat of Clarendon County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Wilson Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<2> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 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 23 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,942 miles [11,172.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wilson 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 Wilson 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 Wilson Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7996, Longitude: -80.1220 In this case, the coordinates for Wilson Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.805 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.868 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.648 degrees. |
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