Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Craddock:
  • 37.639487, -91.845989
  • 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 Craddock

• 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 Phelps County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Phelps County
  • Since Craddock is near Texas County and also Dent County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Texas County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Dent 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 Craddock

Communities Also Named Craddock ...

We found one communities that are also named Craddock.

Within Missouri, the name Craddock is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named Craddock in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • West Virginia
    • Upshur County
    • This Craddock is located in Upshur County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the east of the Craddock that is located in Phelps County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Upshur County community of Craddock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Craddock ...

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.

• Blooming Rose
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Blooming Rose is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Rose
• Dent
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Dent is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dent
• Duke
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Duke is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duke
• Flat
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Flat is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat
• Kinderpost
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Kinderpost is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderpost
• Licking
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Licking is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,872 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Licking <2>
• Maples
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Maples is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maples
• Ranger
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Ranger is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ranger
• Slabtown
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Slabtown is located in Texas County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
• Smoky Hollow
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Smoky Hollow is located in Dent County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smoky Hollow
• Yancy Mills
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Yancy Mills is located in Phelps County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yancy Mills

How Far From Craddock 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 Craddock to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• Rolla, which is the Seat of Phelps County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Craddock to Rolla, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,548 miles [10,538 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,284 miles [11,722.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,164 miles [8,310.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'