Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crawfordsville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crawfordsville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crawfordsville
- 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 Crawfordsville:
- 40.041741, -86.885653
- 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 Crawfordsville
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Crawfordsville is near Putnam County and also Parke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- eBird sighting report for Parke 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 Crawfordsville ...
We found eight communities that share the name Crawfordsville.
Within Indiana, the name Crawfordsville is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Crittenden County
- This Crawfordsville is located in Crittenden County and lies 381 miles [613.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Crawfordsville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Crawfordsville.
- Illinois
- Crawford County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Crawfordsville [Crawford County].
- Iowa
- Washington County
- This Crawfordsville is located in Washington County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crawfordsville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Crawfordsville.
- Kansas
- Neosho County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Crawfordsville [Neosho County].
- Kentucky
- Hancock County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Crawfordsville [Hancock County].
- Missouri
- Adair County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Adair County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of Crawfordsville.
- Ohio
- Preble County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Preble County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Preble County community of Crawfordsville.
- Oregon
- Linn County
- This Crawfordsville is located in Linn County and lies 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crawfordsville that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Linn County community of Crawfordsville.
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crawfordsville ...
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.
- Bowers
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast) - Deer Mill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Elmdale
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Hibernia
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Lapland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Log Cabin Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Cabin Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin Crossroads
- Log Cabin Crossroads is located in Montgomery County
- Mace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mace
- Mace is located in Montgomery County
- Raccoon
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south) - Smartsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smartsburg
- Smartsburg is located in Montgomery County
- Sycamore Ford
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sycamore Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Ford
- Sycamore Ford is located in Montgomery County
How Far From Crawfordsville 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 city such as Crawfordsville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crawfordsville and extending to:
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Crawfordsville to Indianapolis, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 530 miles [853 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,975 miles [11,225.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,853 miles [7,810.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crawfordsville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 from Point A (ie- Crawfordsville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crawfordsville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0417, Longitude: -86.8857 |
| <2> | 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 Crawfordsville, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Crawfordsville 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Crawfordsville 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 313.947 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.512 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.73 degrees. |