Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crawleyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crawleyville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crawleyville
- 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 Crawleyville:
- 38.283379, -87.833363
- 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 Crawleyville
- 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 Gibson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gibson County
- Since Crawleyville is near Wabash County and also Posey County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wabash County
- eBird sighting report for Posey 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crawleyville ...
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.
- Cynthiana
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cynthiana
- Cynthiana is located in Posey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 532 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cynthiana <1>
- Egg Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egg Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor
- Egg Harbor is located in Gibson County
- Grayville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grayville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayville
- Grayville is located in White County (IL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,543 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grayville <1>
- Griffin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
- Griffin is located in Posey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 167 people
- Hickory Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- Hickory Ridge is located in Gibson County
- Jimtown
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Maud
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Poseyville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poseyville
- Poseyville is located in Posey County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Poseyville <1>
- Rapture
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From Crawleyville 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 Crawleyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Crawleyville and extending to:
- Princeton, which is the Seat of Gibson County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crawleyville to Princeton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 583 miles [938.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,364 miles [10,241.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,092 miles [11,413.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,969 miles [7,996.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crawleyville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crawleyville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crawleyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2834, Longitude: -87.8334 In this case, the coordinates for Crawleyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Crawleyville 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 314.528 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.931 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.635 degrees. |