Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Crawford Fork, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crawford Fork and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Crawford Fork

• 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 Crawford Fork:
  • 32.817908, -88.054187
  • 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 Crawford Fork

• 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
  • Since Crawford Fork is near Sumter County and also Hale 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 Hale 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 Crawford Fork

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crawford Fork ...

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.

• Braggville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Braggville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Braggville
• Craigs Ferry
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Craigs Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs Ferry
• Five Points
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Five Points is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Fowler
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Fowler is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler
• Hillman Ferry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Hillman Ferry is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillman Ferry
• Lizzieville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Lizzieville is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
• Lukes Landing
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Lukes Landing is located in Sumter County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lukes Landing
• Thornhill
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Thornhill is located in Greene County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill

How Far From Crawford Fork to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crawford Fork to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Crawford Fork and extending to:

• Eutaw, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Crawford Fork to Eutaw, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 106 miles [170.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 745 miles [1,199 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 43 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,637 miles [10,681.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,347 miles [11,823.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,223 miles [8,405.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'