Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crittenden, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crittenden and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crittenden
- 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 Crittenden:
- 42.945904, -78.484745
- 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 Crittenden
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Crittenden is near Genesee County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Crittenden ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Crittenden.
There is one other community in New York which is also named Crittenden.
Beyond New York, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In New York ...
- Monroe County
- This Crittenden is located in Monroe County and lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crittenden that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Crittenden.
- Monroe County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Pima County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Crittenden [Pima County].
- Santa Cruz County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arizona community of Crittenden [Santa Cruz County].
- Arkansas
- Crittenden County
- This Crittenden is located in Crittenden County and lies 831 miles [1,337.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Crittenden that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crittenden County community of Crittenden.
- Indiana
- Cass County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Crittenden [Cass County].
- Kansas
- Allen County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Crittenden [Allen County].
- Butler County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Crittenden [Butler County].
- Kentucky
- Grant County
- This Crittenden is located in Grant County and lies 430 miles [692 km]<1> to the southwest of the Crittenden that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Crittenden.
- Missouri
- Camden County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Crittenden [Camden County].
- Daviess County
- This community is historic and although located in Daviess County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Daviess County community of Crittenden.
- Morgan County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Crittenden [Morgan County].
- Virginia
- Suffolk City
- This Crittenden is located in Suffolk City and lies 429 miles [690.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Crittenden that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk City community of Crittenden.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crittenden ...
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.
- Brick House Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brick House Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brick House Corners
- Brick House Corners is located in Genesee County
- Clarence
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarence have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarence
- Clarence is located in Erie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clarence <5>
- Fargo
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Longwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Looneyville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Looneyville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Looneyville
- Looneyville is located in Erie County
- Peters Corners
(Less than 2 miles to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peters Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Corners
- Peters Corners is located in Erie County
- Sand Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Sand Ridge is located in Erie County
- Town Line
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Line have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line
- Town Line is located in Erie County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Town Line <5>
- Town Line Station
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Line Station have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Line Station
- Town Line Station is located in Erie County
How Far From Crittenden 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 Crittenden to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crittenden and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Crittenden to Buffalo, with an average speed<6> 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 240 miles [386.2 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 289 miles [465.1 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,784 miles [9,308.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,508 miles [10,473.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,385 miles [7,057 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crittenden. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Erie County: www.erie.gov/
The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crittenden) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crittenden. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9459, Longitude: -78.4847 In this case, the coordinates for Crittenden 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 Crittenden 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> | 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 Crittenden, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Crittenden to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.473 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.731 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.746 degrees. |