Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crosno:
  • 36.797556, -89.177291
  • 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 Crosno

• 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 Mississippi County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi County
  • Since Crosno is near Hickman County and also Carlisle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Hickman County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carlisle 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 Crosno

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crosno ...

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.

• Airline Acres
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Airline Acres is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airline Acres
• Alfalfa Center
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Alfalfa Center is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa Center
• Columbus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Columbus is located in Hickman County (KY)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbus
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 150 people
• Greenfield
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Greenfield is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
• Henson
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Henson is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henson
• Pinhook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Pinhook is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
  • Estimated population in 2012: 30 people
• Pulltight
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Pulltight is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pulltight
• Thirtyfour Corner
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Thirtyfour Corner is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thirtyfour Corner
• Wolf Island
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Wolf Island is located in Mississippi County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Island

How Far From Crosno to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Crosno and extending to:

• Charleston, which is the Seat of Mississippi County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crosno to Charleston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 677 miles [1,089.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,488 miles [10,441.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,215 miles [11,611.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,092 miles [8,194.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'