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Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

  • 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 Crissey:
    • 41.610329, -83.761883
    • 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 Crissey
  • 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 Lucas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lucas County
    • Since Crissey is near Wood County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Crissey

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crissey ...

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.

  • Business Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Business Corner is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Business Corner
  • Centennial ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Centennial is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Haven Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Haven Park is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haven Park
  • Holland
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Homewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Homewood is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Hulls Crossing
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hulls Crossing is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hulls Crossing
  • Indian Meadows
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Meadows is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Meadows
  • Kettle Run
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Kettle Run is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Run
  • Richards ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Richards is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richards
  • Sandburr Corners
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Sandburr Corners is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandburr Corners
  • Silica
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Silica is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
  • Spring Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Spring Valley is located in Lucas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Willowbend
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Willowbend is located in Wood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willowbend

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

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

  • Toledo, which is the Seat of Lucas County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crissey to Toledo, 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.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 400 miles [643.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 6,049 miles [9,734.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,658 miles [7,496.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<2>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- Crissey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Crissey to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crissey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6103, Longitude: -83.7619       In this case, the coordinates for Crissey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.912 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.42 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.767 degrees.