Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crooked Tree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crooked Tree and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crooked Tree
- 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 Crooked Tree:
- 39.638181, -81.500214
- 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 Crooked Tree
- 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 Noble County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Noble County
- Since Crooked Tree is near Washington County and also Champaign County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Champaign 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crooked Tree ...
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.
- Centerville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Centerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Centerville is located in Morgan County
- Coal Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Elba
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
- Elba is located in Washington County
- Equity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Gem
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Honesty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Keith
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Macksburg
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
- Macksburg is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macksburg <2>
- Moscow Mills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moscow Mills have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
- Moscow Mills is located in Morgan County
- Moundsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moundsville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
- Moundsville is located in Noble County
- Rich Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rich Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
- Rich Valley is located in Noble County
- Three Forks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
- Three Forks is located in Noble County
How Far From Crooked Tree 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 Crooked Tree to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Crooked Tree and extending to:
- Caldwell, which is the Seat of Noble County, lies just to the North.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 82 miles [132 km]<3> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Crooked Tree to Columbus, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 244 miles [392.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,050 miles [9,736.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,644 miles [7,473.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crooked Tree. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crooked Tree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crooked Tree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.6382, Longitude: -81.5002 In this case, the coordinates for Crooked Tree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Crooked Tree to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.548 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.575 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.381 degrees. |