Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crawfordsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crawfordsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crawfordsville
- 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 Crawfordsville:
- 35.224847, -90.324996
- 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 Crawfordsville
- 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 Crittenden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crittenden County
- Since Crawfordsville is near Cross County and also Saint Francis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Cross County
- eBird sighting report for Saint Francis 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
Communities Also Named Crawfordsville ...
We found eight communities that share the name Crawfordsville.
Within Arkansas, the name Crawfordsville is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Crawford County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Crawfordsville [Crawford County].
- Indiana
- Montgomery County
- This Crawfordsville is located in Montgomery County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Crawfordsville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Crawfordsville.
- Iowa
- Washington County
- This Crawfordsville is located in Washington County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km]<2> to the north of the Crawfordsville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Crawfordsville.
- Kansas
- Neosho County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Crawfordsville [Neosho County].
- Kentucky
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Crawfordsville [Hancock County].
- Missouri
- Adair County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Adair County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Crawfordsville.
- Ohio
- Preble County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Preble County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Crawfordsville.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Crawfordsville is located in Linn County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Crawfordsville that is located in Crittenden County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Crawfordsville.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crawfordsville ...
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.
- Booker
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Dixie
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Grassy Lake Bottom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Lake Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Lake Bottom
- Grassy Lake Bottom is located in Crittenden County
- Harvard
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - James Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for James Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James Mill
- James Mill is located in Crittenden County
- Marion
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
- Marion is located in Crittenden County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 12,290 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marion <5>
- Mounds
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - New Shady Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Shady Grove
- New Shady Grove is located in Saint Francis County
- Riceville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Sunset
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Wildcat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
How Far From Crawfordsville 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 town such as Crawfordsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crawfordsville and extending to:
- Marion, which is the Seat of Crittenden County, lies just to the East.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<2> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from Crawfordsville to Little Rock, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 774 miles [1,245.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 31 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,611 miles [10,639.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,335 miles [11,804.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,211 miles [8,386.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crawfordsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crawfordsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crawfordsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crawfordsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2248, Longitude: -90.3250 |
| <3> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that Crawfordsville could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Crawfordsville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.969 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.174 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.427 degrees. |