Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Crowtown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crowtown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Crowtown

• 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 Crowtown:
  • 37.127827, -87.893626
  • 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 Crowtown

• 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 Caldwell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Caldwell County
  • Since Crowtown is near Lyon County and also Hopkins County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lyon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hopkins 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 Crowtown

Communities Also Named Crowtown ...

We found one communities that are also named Crowtown.

Within Kentucky, the name Crowtown is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Crowtown in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Morgan County
    • This Crowtown is located in Morgan County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Crowtown that is located in Caldwell County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Crowtown.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crowtown ...

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.

• Bakers
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Bakers is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
• Cedar Bluff
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cedar Bluff is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
• Farmersville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Farmersville is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmersville
• Flat Rock
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat Rock is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Friendship
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Friendship is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Greenacres
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Greenacres is located in Lyon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenacres
• Harper Ford
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Harper Ford is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Ford
• Lewistown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lewistown is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewistown
• Needmore
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Needmore is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Needmore
• Otter Pond
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Otter Pond is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otter Pond
• Pumpkin Center
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Pumpkin Center is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
• Rufus
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Rufus is located in Caldwell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rufus

How Far From Crowtown to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crowtown to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crowtown and extending to:

• Princeton, which is the Seat of Caldwell County, lies just to the South Southeast.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Crowtown to Frankfort, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 602 miles [968.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,147 miles [11,502 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'