Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crayon:
  • 40.200332, -83.894935
  • 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 Crayon

• 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 Champaign County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Champaign County
  • Since Crayon is near Logan County and also Shelby County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Logan County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Shelby 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 Crayon

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crayon ...

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.

• Bowlusville
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Bowlusville is located in Champaign County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowlusville
• Carysville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Carysville is located in Champaign County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carysville
• Christiansburg
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Christiansburg is located in Champaign County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christiansburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 503 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Christiansburg <1>
• Iron City
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Iron City is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron City
• Kingscreek
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Kingscreek is located in Champaign County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingscreek
• Lena
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Lena is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lena
• Maplewood
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Maplewood is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
• Mingo
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Mingo is located in Champaign County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mingo <1>
• Owl Town ‑ Historic
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Owl Town is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Town
• Rosewood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Rosewood is located in Champaign County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosewood
• Sodom ‑ Historic
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Sodom is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sodom
• Valentine ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Valentine is located in Shelby County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valentine
• Valley Hi
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Valley Hi is located in Logan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Hi
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 221 people
• Windy Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Windy Corner is located in Clark County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Corner

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

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

• Urbana, which is the Seat of Champaign County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crayon to Urbana, 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 375 miles [603.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,120 miles [9,849.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,846 miles [11,017.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'