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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 Crafton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crafton 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 Crafton:
- 40.435379, -80.067657
- 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 Crafton
- 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Since Crafton is near Washington County and also Beaver 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 Beaver 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 Crafton
Communities Also Named Crafton ...
We found four communities that are also named Crafton.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Crafton is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- San Bernardino County
- This Crafton is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,067 miles [3,326.5 km]<1> to the west of the Crafton that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Crafton.
- South Carolina
- Edgefield County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Crafton [Edgefield County].
- Texas
- Wise County
- This Crafton is located in Wise County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crafton that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Crafton.
- Virginia
- Fluvanna County
- This Crafton is located in Fluvanna County and lies 197 miles [317 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Crafton that is located in Allegheny County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fluvanna County community of Crafton.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crafton ...
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.
- City View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- City View is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for City View
- Fairywood
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Fineview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Fineview is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fineview
- Forest Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Grove is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Gayly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Gayly is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gayly
- Green Tree
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Marshall Shadeland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Marshall Shadeland is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Shadeland
- Moon Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Rook
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Rook is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rook
- Spring Garden
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Spring Garden is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Garden
- Summer Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Hill is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Hill
- Windgap
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Windgap is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windgap
- Woods Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Woods Run is located in Allegheny County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Run
How Far From Crafton 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 Crafton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crafton and extending to:
- Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies just to the East.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Crafton to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 192 miles [309 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,957 miles [9,586.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,675 miles [10,742.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,550 miles [7,322.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crafton) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crafton, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Crafton 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 Crafton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4354, Longitude: -80.0677 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.631 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.653 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.459 degrees. |
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