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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 Woods Crossroads, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Woods 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 Woods Crossroads:
    • 32.985157, -81.347607
    • 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 Woods 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 Allendale County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Allendale County
    • Since Woods Crossroads is near Hampton County and also Screven County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Screven 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 Woods Crossroads

Communities Also Named Woods Crossroads ...

We found two communities that are also named Woods Crossroads.

Within South Carolina, the name Woods Crossroads is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Johnston County
      • This Woods Crossroads is located in Johnston County and lies 229 miles [368.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woods Crossroads that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnston County community of Woods Crossroads.
    • Virginia
      • Gloucester County
      • This Woods Crossroads is located in Gloucester County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woods Crossroads that is located in Allendale County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gloucester County community of Woods Crossroads.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Woods 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.

  • Boiling Springs
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Boiling Springs is located in Barnwell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
  • Dukes
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Dukes is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukes
  • Gravel Hill ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Gravel Hill is located in Allendale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravel Hill
  • Grays Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Grays Crossroads is located in Allendale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Crossroads
  • Halls Mill
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Halls Mill is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mill
  • King Creek Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • King Creek Landing is located in Allendale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Creek Landing
  • Martin
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Millett
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Millett is located in Allendale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millett
  • Red Bluff Landing
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Red Bluff Landing is located in Allendale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bluff Landing
  • Stoney Bluff Ferry
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Stoney Bluff Ferry is located in Burke County (GA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Bluff Ferry
  • Valentine
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Valentine is located in Hampton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine

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

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

  • Allendale, which is the Seat of Allendale County, lies just to the Northeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 72 miles [115.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from Woods Crossroads to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 473 miles [761.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,342 miles [10,206.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 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- Woods 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 Woods 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 Woods Crossroads. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9852, Longitude: -81.3476       In this case, the coordinates for Woods Crossroads have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.48 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.528 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.327 degrees.