Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Wolf Pond 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 Wolf Pond Cross Roads:
  • 34.816264, -80.527011
  • 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 Wolf Pond 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
  • Since Wolf Pond Cross Roads is near Union County and also Lancaster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster 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 Wolf Pond Cross Roads

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolf Pond 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.

• Crowburg
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Crowburg is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crowburg
• Doctor Sapps Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Doctor Sapps Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Sapps Crossroads
• Dwight Crossroads
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Dwight Crossroads is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dwight Crossroads
• Five Forks
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Forks is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
• High Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • High Point is located in Anderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
• New Cut
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • New Cut is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Cut
• Pageland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Pageland is located in Chesterfield County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pageland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,535 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pageland <1>
• Roughedge
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Roughedge is located in Union County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roughedge
• Tradesville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Tradesville is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tradesville
• Trinity
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Trinity is located in Union County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
• Union
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Union is located in Lancaster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
• Walkersville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Walkersville is located in Union County (NC)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkersville

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Wolf Pond Cross Roads and extending to:

• Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wolf Pond Cross Roads to Chesterfield, with an average speed<3> 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 most of a day.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 341 miles [548.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,921 miles [11,138.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,801 miles [7,726.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'