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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 Crewsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crewsville 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 Crewsville:
- 32.943456, -86.136636
- 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 Crewsville
- 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 Coosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Coosa County
- Since Crewsville is near Tallapoosa County and also Clay County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clay 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 Crewsville
Communities Also Named Crewsville ...
We found one communities that are also named Crewsville.
Within Alabama, the name Crewsville is unique.
Beyond Alabama, there is another community also named Crewsville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hardee County
- This Crewsville is located in Hardee County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Crewsville that is located in Coosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardee County community of Crewsville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crewsville ...
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.
- Cottage Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Cottage Grove is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Grove
- Equality
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Equality is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equality
- Fishpond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fishpond is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fishpond
- Flint Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Flint Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Hill
- Fuller
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Fuller is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fuller
- Goodwater
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Indian Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
- Jon
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Jon is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jon
- Kellys Crossroads
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Kellys Crossroads is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellys Crossroads
- Lake Joy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lake Joy is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Joy
- Lyle
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
- Lyle is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyle
- Nixburg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Nixburg is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixburg
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Our Town
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
- Our Town is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Our Town
- Parish Hills
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- Parish Hills is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parish Hills
- Richville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Richville is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richville
- Speed
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Speed is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speed
- Sunny Level
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Sunny Level is located in Tallapoosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Level
- Unity
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
- Unity is located in Coosa County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
- Warm Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Warm Springs is located in Talladega County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warm Springs
How Far From Crewsville 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 Crewsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crewsville and extending to:
- Rockford, which is the Seat of Coosa County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 40 miles [64.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Crewsville to Montgomery, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 653 miles [1,050.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,551 miles [10,542.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,255 miles [11,675.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,133 miles [8,260.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- Crewsville) 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 Crewsville 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 Crewsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.9435, Longitude: -86.1366 In this case, the coordinates for Crewsville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.243 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.707 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.155 degrees. |
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