Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cruso:
  • 35.417744, -82.811078
  • 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 Cruso

• 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 Haywood County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Haywood County
  • Since Cruso is near Buncombe County and also Transylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Buncombe County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania 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 Cruso

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cruso ...

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.

• Beaverdam
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Beaverdam is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
• Cecil ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Cecil is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cecil
• Clyde
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Clyde is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clyde <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Clyde
  • From Cruso to Clyde
• Fibreville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Fibreville is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fibreville
• Luther
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Luther is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luther
• Retreat
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Retreat is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Retreat
• Silver Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Silver Bluff is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bluff
• Stony Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stony Fork is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Fork
• Sunburst
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Sunburst is located in Haywood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst
• Turnpike
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Turnpike is located in Buncombe County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnpike
• Wolf Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Wolf Ford is located in Transylvania County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Ford

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cruso and extending to:

• Waynesville, which is the Seat of Haywood County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cruso to Waynesville, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 235 miles [378.2 km] to the east (E). 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 14 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 398 miles [640.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,000 miles [11,265.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'