Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Croft, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Croft and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Croft
- 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 Croft:
- 38.581575, -120.434644
- 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 Croft
- 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 El Dorado County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for El Dorado County
- Since Croft is near Amador County and also Calaveras County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Amador County
- eBird sighting report for Calaveras 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 Croft ...
We found seven communities that share the name Croft.
Within California, the name Croft is unique.
Beyond California, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Kansas
- North Carolina
- Nova Scotia
- This Croft lies 2,974 miles [4,786.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Croft that is located in El Dorado County.
- Pennsylvania
- Clearfield County
- This Croft is located in Clearfield County and lies 2,217 miles [3,567.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Croft that is located in El Dorado County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of Croft.
- Indiana County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Croft [Indiana County].
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Croft ...
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.
- Bruce Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bruce Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bruce Crossing
- Bruce Crossing is located in Amador County
- Bummerville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bummerville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bummerville
- Bummerville is located in Calaveras County
- Coyoteville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coyoteville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coyoteville
- Coyoteville is located in El Dorado County
- Dew Drop ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Fair Play
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fair Play
- Fair Play is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fair Play <4>
- Fresh Pond
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fresh Pond have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Pond
- Fresh Pond is located in El Dorado County
- Gilberts
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Gold Ridge
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gold Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Ridge
- Gold Ridge is located in El Dorado County
- Grizzly Flatx
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Flatx
- Grizzly Flatx is located in El Dorado County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grizzly Flatx <4>
- Grizzly Peak
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grizzly Peak have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grizzly Peak
- Grizzly Peak is located in El Dorado County
- Happy Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Valley
- Happy Valley is located in El Dorado County
- Pioneer
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pioneer is located in Amador County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <4>
- Short Place
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Short Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Place
- Short Place is located in El Dorado County
- Sly Park
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Croft 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 Croft to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Croft and extending to:
- Placerville, which is the Seat of El Dorado County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Croft to Placerville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 56 miles [90.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,314 miles [3,724 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 132 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,325 miles [11,788.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,093 miles [13,024.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,133 miles [9,870.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Croft. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for El Dorado County: www.co.el-dorado.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
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- Croft) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Croft. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5816, Longitude: -120.4346 In this case, the coordinates for Croft have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Croft 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Croft to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.623 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.298 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.945 degrees. |