Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Craig, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Craig and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Craig
- 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 Craig:
- 38.965839, -94.816351
- 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 Craig
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Craig is near Leavenworth County and also Wyandotte County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Leavenworth County
- eBird sighting report for Wyandotte 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 Craig ...
We found 28 communities that share the name Craig.
There is one other community in Kansas which is also named Craig.
Beyond Kansas, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 27 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Kansas ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Alaska
- This Craig lies 2,088 miles [3,360.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Craig that is located in Johnson County.
- Arizona
- California
- Butte County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Craig [Butte County].
- Modoc County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Craig [Modoc County].
- Colorado
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Decatur County
- This Craig is located in Decatur County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km]<2> to the east of the Craig that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Craig.
- Switzerland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Craig [Switzerland County].
- Iowa
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- Humphreys County
- This Craig is located in Humphreys County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Craig that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Humphreys County community of Craig.
- Yazoo County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Craig [Yazoo County].
- Missouri
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Brunswick
- This Craig lies 1,545 miles [2,486.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Craig that is located in Johnson County.
- New Mexico
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oklahoma
- McCurtain County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oklahoma community of Craig [McCurtain County].
- Pittsburg County
- This Craig is located in Pittsburg County and lies 288 miles [463.5 km]<2> to the south of the Craig that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Craig.
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Craig ...
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.
- Cedar
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - De Soto
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for De Soto have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for De Soto
- De Soto is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,648 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for De Soto <5>
- Edwardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edwardsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwardsville
- Edwardsville is located in Wyandotte County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,501 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Edwardsville <5>
- Frisbie
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Grandview
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Holliday
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Little Kaw
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Kaw have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Kaw
- Little Kaw is located in Leavenworth County
- Overland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Overland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland Park
- Overland Park is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 197,381 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Overland Park <5>
- Sunflower
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
How Far From Craig 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 Craig to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Craig and extending to:
- Olathe, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies just to the South.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Craig to Topeka, with an average speed<7> 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 most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 953 miles [1,533.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 55 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,587 miles [10,600.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,332 miles [11,799.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,222 miles [8,404 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Craig. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Johnson County: www.jocoks.com/
The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Craig 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Craig) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Craig. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9658, Longitude: -94.8164 In this case, the coordinates for Craig have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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 Craig, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Craig to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.185 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.392 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.804 degrees. |