Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Craigton:
  • 40.716447, -82.070150
  • 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 Craigton

• 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wayne County
  • Since Craigton is near Holmes County and also Ashland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ashland 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 Craigton

Curious and Interesting Names Near Craigton ...

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.

• Big Prairie
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Big Prairie is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Prairie <1>
• Centerville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Centerville is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Funk
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Funk is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
• Hard
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hard is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hard
• Lake Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Lake Fork is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Fork
• Lakeville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Lakeville is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <1>
• Miley Crossroads
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Miley Crossroads is located in Holmes County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miley Crossroads
• Mohicanville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Mohicanville is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohicanville
• Reedsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Reedsburg is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedsburg
• Stringtown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Stringtown is located in Wayne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown

How Far From Craigton to ...

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

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

• Wooster, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Craigton to Wooster, with an average speed<3> 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.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 70 miles [112.7 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 295 miles [474.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,024 miles [9,694.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,624 miles [7,441.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'