Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crownover Mill:
  • 39.618951, -83.217135
  • 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 Crownover Mill

• 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 Pickaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Pickaway County
  • Since Crownover Mill is near Fayette County and also Madison County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison 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 Crownover Mill

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crownover Mill ...

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.

• Cook
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Cook is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
  • Cook has also been known as:
  • Cook Station
• Era
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Era is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Era
• Five Points
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Kinderhook
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Kinderhook is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinderhook
• Kingfred ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Kingfred is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingfred
• Kozy Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Kozy Corners is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kozy Corners
• New Holland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • New Holland is located in Pickaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Holland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 857 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for New Holland <1>
• Yankeetown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Yankeetown is located in Fayette County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yankeetown

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

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

• Circleville, which is the Seat of Pickaway County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Crownover Mill to Circleville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 334 miles [537.5 km] to the east (E). 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 19 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 6,842 miles [11,011.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'