Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crocker, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crocker and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crocker
- 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 Crocker:
- 37.948651, -92.267678
- 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 Crocker
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since Crocker is near Miller County and also Camden County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Miller County
- eBird sighting report for Camden 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 Crocker ...
We found seven communities that share the name Crocker.
Within Missouri, the name Crocker is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Michigan
- New Mexico
- South Dakota
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crocker ...
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.
- Faith
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Hawkeye
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Helm
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Iberia
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Iberia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iberia
- Iberia is located in Miller County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Iberia <4>
- Mossy Resort ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mossy Resort have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mossy Resort
- Mossy Resort is located in Pulaski County
- Samtown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest) - Shady Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Pulaski County
- Stillhouse Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stillhouse Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stillhouse Springs
- Stillhouse Springs is located in Pulaski County
- Traderight
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Traderight have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Traderight
- Traderight is located in Miller County
- Turkey Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Ridge
- Turkey Ridge is located in Pulaski County
How Far From Crocker 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 city such as Crocker to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crocker and extending to:
- Waynesville, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crocker to Waynesville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 825 miles [1,327.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
- The shortest distance<6> 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).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,285 miles [11,724.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,167 miles [8,315.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crocker. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Crocker) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crocker. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9487, Longitude: -92.2677 In this case, the coordinates for Crocker have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Crocker 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. |
| <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 Crocker 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 317.406 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.201 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.771 degrees. |