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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 Crawford Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crawford Corners 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 Crawford Corners:
- 42.495020, -87.991191
- 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 Crawford Corners
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Crawford Corners is near Kenosha County and also Racine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenosha County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Racine 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 Crawford Corners
Communities Also Named Crawford Corners ...
We found three communities that are also named Crawford Corners.
Within Illinois, the name Crawford Corners is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Crawford Corners is located in Monmouth County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km]<1> to the east of the Crawford Corners that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Crawford Corners.
- Ohio
- Medina County
- This Crawford Corners is located in Medina County and lies 322 miles [518.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Crawford Corners that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Crawford Corners.
- Pennsylvania
- Butler County
- This Crawford Corners is located in Butler County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the east of the Crawford Corners that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Crawford Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crawford Corners ...
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.
- Channel Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Channel Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Channel Lake
- Grass Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grass Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grass Lake
- Hickory Corners
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hickory Corners is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Lake Catherine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lake Catherine is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Catherine
- Lake Villa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Lake Villa is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Villa
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,525 people
- Liberty Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Liberty Corners is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Corners
- Loon Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Loon Lake is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loon Lake
- Old Mill Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Paddock Lake
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Paddock Lake is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paddock Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,232 people
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Pikeville
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Pikeville is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pikeville
- Pleasant Prairie
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Prairie is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Prairie
- Population from the 2020 Census: 21,373 people
- Third Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Timber Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Timber Ridge is located in Kenosha County (WI)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Venetian Village
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Venetian Village is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Venetian Village
- Zion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From Crawford Corners 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 Crawford Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crawford Corners and extending to:
- Waukegan, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crawford Corners to Waukegan, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 624 miles [1,004.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,906 miles [11,114.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,792 miles [7,712 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Crawford Corners) 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 Crawford Corners 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 Crawford Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4950, Longitude: -87.9912 In this case, the coordinates for Crawford Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.67 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.686 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.565 degrees. |
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