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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 Crofton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crofton 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 Crofton:
- 33.504025, -82.070673
- 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 Crofton
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since Crofton is near Columbia County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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 Crofton
Communities Also Named Crofton ...
We found eight communities that are also named Crofton.
Within Georgia, the name Crofton is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, six are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Crofton lies 2,368 miles [3,810.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Crofton that is located in Richmond County.
- Kentucky
- Christian County
- This Crofton is located in Christian County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Crofton that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of Crofton.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Crofton is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 483 miles [777.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crofton that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Crofton.
- Talbot County
- This Crofton is located in Talbot County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km] to the northeast of the Crofton that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Talbot County community of Crofton.
- Michigan
- Kalkaska County
- This Crofton is located in Kalkaska County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the north of the Crofton that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kalkaska County community of Crofton.
- Nebraska
- Knox County
- This Crofton is located in Knox County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Crofton that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Crofton.
- Ontario
- This Crofton lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Crofton that is located in Richmond County.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Crofton is located in Roanoke County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Crofton that is located in Richmond County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Crofton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crofton ...
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.
- Arrow Head
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Arrow Head is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arrow Head
- Colony Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Colony Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Park
- Evans Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Evans Mill is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
- Forest Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Forest Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek
- Forest Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Forest Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Foxhall
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Foxhall is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Highgate
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Highgate is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highgate
- Hillbrook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hillbrook is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Holiday Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Holiday Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Lulaville
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Lulaville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
- Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
- Martinez
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mayo
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Mayo is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayo
- Continue List (13 more) ...
- Maysville ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Maysville is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
- Meadowview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Meadowview is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Memory Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Memory Park is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
- Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
- National Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- National Hills is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for National Hills
- Quail Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Quail Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Ridge Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Ridge Crossing is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crossing
- Ridge Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Ridge Point is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
- Rockbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rockbrook is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockbrook
- Population from the 2010 Census: 160 people
- Stevens Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Stevens Pointe is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Pointe
- Summerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Summerville is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
- Sweetbriar
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
- Tanglewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
- Valley Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Valley Park is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
How Far From Crofton 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 Crofton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crofton and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Crofton to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 466 miles [750 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,927 miles [7,929.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crofton) 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 Crofton 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 Crofton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5040, Longitude: -82.0707 In this case, the coordinates for Crofton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.903 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.088 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.458 degrees. |
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