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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 Crutchfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crutchfield and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Crutchfield:
    • 33.101243, -83.673508
    • 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 Crutchfield
  • 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 Crutchfield ...

We found two communities that share the name Crutchfield.

Within Georgia, the name Crutchfield is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Fulton County
      • This Crutchfield is located in Fulton County and lies 382 miles [614.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Crutchfield that is located in Jones County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Crutchfield.
    • North Carolina
      • Surry County
      • This Crutchfield is located in Surry County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crutchfield that is located in Jones County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Crutchfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crutchfield ...

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.

  • Bragg
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bragg have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bragg
    • Bragg is located in Jones County
  • Dames Ferry
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dames Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dames Ferry
    • Dames Ferry is located in Monroe County
  • Five Points
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Jones County
  • Glover Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glover Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glover Ferry
    • Glover Ferry is located in Jones County
  • Gray
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
    • Gray is located in Jones County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,241 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gray <3>
  • Plentitude ‑ Historic
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plentitude have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plentitude
    • Plentitude is located in Jones County
  • Pope's Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pope's Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pope's Ferry
    • Pope's Ferry is located in Jones County
  • Round Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Oak
    • Round Oak is located in Jones County
  • Smalls Crossing ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smalls Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smalls Crossing
    • Smalls Crossing is located in Jones County
  • Three Points
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
    • Three Points is located in Jones County
  • Union Hill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
    • Union Hill is located in Putnam County
  • Waits Ferry
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waits Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waits Ferry
    • Waits Ferry is located in Butts County
  • Wayside
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • Wayside is located in Jones County

How Far From Crutchfield 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 Crutchfield 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<4> community of Crutchfield once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Crutchfield and extending to:

  • Gray, which is the Seat of Jones County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crutchfield to Gray, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 545 miles [877.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,438 miles [10,361 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,016 miles [8,072.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Jones County: www.jonescounty.org

The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crutchfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crutchfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.1012, Longitude: -83.6735       In this case, the coordinates for Crutchfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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 Crutchfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Crutchfield 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 311.81 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.075 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.167 degrees.




 

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