Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crutchfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crutchfield and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crutchfield
- 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 Crutchfield:
- 36.576727, -88.935339
- 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 Crutchfield
- 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 Fulton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Fulton County
- Since Crutchfield is near Hickman County and also Graves County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hickman County
- eBird sighting report for Graves 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 Crutchfield ...
We found two communities that share the name Crutchfield.
Within Kentucky, the name Crutchfield is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Jones County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Crutchfield [Jones County].
- North Carolina
- Surry County
- This Crutchfield is located in Surry County and lies 456 miles [733.9 km]<2> to the east of the Crutchfield that is located in Fulton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Surry County community of Crutchfield.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crutchfield ...
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.
- Chambers
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Harris
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south) - Jordan
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Moscow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Pierce Station
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce Station
- Pierce Station is located in Obion County (TN)
- Riceville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Roper
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Graves County
- Estimated population in 2016: 281 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Water Valley <4>
How Far From Crutchfield 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 Crutchfield to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crutchfield and extending to:
- Hickman, which is the Seat of Fulton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Crutchfield to Hickman, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 249 miles [400.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 668 miles [1,075 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,490 miles [10,444.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,091 miles [8,193.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crutchfield. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Crutchfield, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crutchfield) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crutchfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.5767, Longitude: -88.9353 In this case, the coordinates for Crutchfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Crutchfield 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 315.166 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.429 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.534 degrees. |