Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Craig, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Craig and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Craig
- 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 Craig:
- 39.547665, -121.387465
- 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 Craig
- 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 Butte County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Butte County
- Since Craig is near Yuba County and also Plumas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Yuba County
- eBird sighting report for Plumas 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 Craig ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Craig.
There is one other community in California which is also named Craig.
Beyond California, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 27 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- This Craig lies 1,225 miles [1,971.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Craig that is located in Butte County.
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Decatur County
- This Craig is located in Decatur County and lies 1,899 miles [3,056.1 km]<2> to the east of the Craig that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Craig.
- Switzerland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Craig [Switzerland County].
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Johnson County
- This Craig is located in Johnson County and lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<2> to the east of the Craig that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Craig.
- Osage County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Craig [Osage County].
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Humphreys County
- This Craig is located in Humphreys County and lies 1,765 miles [2,840.5 km]<2> to the east of the Craig that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Craig.
- Yazoo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Craig [Yazoo County].
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Craig lies 2,744 miles [4,416 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Craig that is located in Butte County.
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- McCurtain County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Craig [McCurtain County].
- Pittsburg County
- This Craig is located in Pittsburg County and lies 1,448 miles [2,330.3 km]<2> to the east of the Craig that is located in Butte County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Craig.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Craig ...
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.
- Berry Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berry Creek
- Berry Creek is located in Butte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Berry Creek <4>
- Big Ripples ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Ripples have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Ripples
- Big Ripples is located in Butte County
- Bloomer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Enterprise ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Enterprise have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enterprise
- Enterprise is located in Butte County
- Feather Falls
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Feather Falls
- Feather Falls is located in Butte County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Feather Falls <4>
- Hawk Ravine ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hawk Ravine have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hawk Ravine
- Hawk Ravine is located in Butte County
- Land ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Longs Bar ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Lynchburg ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Quartz ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Rackerby
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rackerby
- Rackerby is located in Yuba County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rackerby <4>
- Robinson Mill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Mill
- Robinson Mill is located in Butte County
- Swedes Flat ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Swedes Flat have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swedes Flat
- Swedes Flat is located in Butte County
How Far From Craig 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 Craig to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Craig once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Craig and extending to:
- Oroville, which is the Seat of Butte County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Craig to Oroville, with an average speed<7> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 66 miles [106.2 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,348 miles [3,778.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 92 days and walking would take 134 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,047 miles [12,950.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,104 miles [9,823.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Butte County: www.buttecounty.net/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Craig 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Craig) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Craig. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5477, Longitude: -121.3875 In this case, the coordinates for Craig have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Craig, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Craig to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 339.516 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 340.419 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.518 degrees. |