Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Craigville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Craigville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Craigville
- 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 Craigville:
- 40.777828, -85.090631
- 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 Craigville
- 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 Wells County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wells County
- Since Craigville is near Adams County and also Allen County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- eBird sighting report for Allen 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 Craigville ...
We found four communities that share the name Craigville.
Within Indiana, the name Craigville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Massachusetts
- Barnstable County
- This Craigville is located in Barnstable County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the east of the Craigville that is located in Wells County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barnstable County community of Craigville.
- Minnesota
- Koochiching County
- This Craigville is located in Koochiching County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Craigville that is located in Wells County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Koochiching County community of Craigville.
- New Brunswick
- This Craigville lies 1,059 miles [1,704.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Craigville that is located in Wells County.
- New York
- Orange County
- This Craigville is located in Orange County and lies 566 miles [910.9 km]<1> to the east of the Craigville that is located in Wells County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of Craigville.
- Massachusetts
Curious and Interesting Names Near Craigville ...
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.
- Curryville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Curryville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curryville
- Curryville is located in Wells County
- Domestic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Greenville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Greenville is located in Wells County
- Greenwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Honduras
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Kingsland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Liberty Center
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
- Liberty Center is located in Wells County
- Murray
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Petroleum
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Pleasant Mills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Mills
- Pleasant Mills is located in Adams County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Mills <3>
- Poe
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Toll Gate Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Toll Gate Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Heights
- Toll Gate Heights is located in Wells County
How Far From Craigville 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 Craigville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Craigville and extending to:
- Bluffton, which is the Seat of Wells County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Craigville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 446 miles [717.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,139 miles [9,879.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,748 miles [7,641.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Craigville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wells County: www.wellscounty.org/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Craigville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Craigville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7778, Longitude: -85.0906 |
| <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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Craigville to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.785 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.292 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.665 degrees. |