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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Crooked Tree

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)
  • Centerville is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
• Coal Run
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Coal Run is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
• Elba
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Elba is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elba
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Elba
  • From Crooked Tree to Elba
• Equity
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Equity is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Equity
• Gem
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Gem is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gem
• Honesty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Honesty is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honesty
• Keith
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Keith is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
• Macksburg
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Macksburg is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Macksburg
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 181 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Macksburg <1>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Macksburg
  • From Crooked Tree to Macksburg
• Moscow Mills
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Moscow Mills is located in Morgan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow Mills
• Moundsville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Moundsville is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moundsville
• Rich Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Rich Valley is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Valley
• Three Forks
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Three Forks is located in Noble County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks

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<2> 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]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Crooked Tree to Columbus, with an average speed<3>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<4> 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).<5>
• 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).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,644 miles [7,473.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'