Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crimson:
  • 40.741724, -82.396553
  • 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 Crimson

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crimson ...

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.

• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Five Points is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Lincoln Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lincoln Heights is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
• Little Washington
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Little Washington is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Washington
• Lucas
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Lucas is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 585 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lucas <1>
• Paradise Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Paradise Hill is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Hill
• Perrysville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Perrysville is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <1>
• Pinhook
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pinhook is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
• Roseland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Roseland is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseland
• Spring Grove ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Spring Grove is located in Richland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Grove
• Widowville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Widowville is located in Ashland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widowville

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

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

• Mansfield, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies just to the West.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Crimson to Columbus, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 311 miles [500.5 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,036 miles [9,714 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,761 miles [10,880.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,637 miles [7,462.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'