Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crag:
  • 33.301153, -112.902121
  • 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 Crag

• 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 Maricopa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Maricopa 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 Crag

Communities Also Named Crag ...

We found one communities that are also named Crag.

Within Arizona, the name Crag is unique.

Beyond Arizona, there is another community also named Crag in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Greenbrier County
    • This Crag is located in Greenbrier County and lies 1,823 miles [2,933.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crag that is located in Maricopa County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenbrier County community of Crag.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crag ...

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.

• Buckeye
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Buckeye is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 85,224 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Buckeye <2>
• Camel
  (27 miles [43.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Camel is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camel
• Cotton Center
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Cotton Center is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Center
• Dixie
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Dixie is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixie
• Goodyear
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Goodyear is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodyear
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 90,622 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goodyear <2>
• Liberty
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Montezuma
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Montezuma is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
• Rainbow Valley
  (30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
  • Rainbow Valley is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Valley
• Saddle
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Saddle is located in Maricopa County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddle

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

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

• Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 48 miles [77.2 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crag to Phoenix, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
• Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 48 miles [77.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,024 miles [3,257.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 4 days, a buggy would take 79 days and walking would take 115 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,479 miles [12,036.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,245 miles [13,269 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'