Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Craighead, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Craighead and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Craighead
- 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 Craighead:
- 40.147331, -77.170545
- 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 Craighead
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Craighead is near York County and also Adams County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for Adams 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 Craighead ...
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.
- Allen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Beavertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavertown
- Beavertown is located in York County
- Boiling Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boiling Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Boiling Springs is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boiling Springs <2>
- Bonny Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonny Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonny Brook
- Bonny Brook is located in Cumberland County
- Chestnut Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in York County
- Churchtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Churchtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Churchtown is located in Cumberland County
- Drytown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Elliotts Mill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliotts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliotts Mill
- Elliotts Mill is located in Cumberland County
- Goodyear
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Hickorytown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickorytown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickorytown
- Hickorytown is located in Cumberland County
- Homewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Hunters Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Run
- Hunters Run is located in Cumberland County
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- Huntsdale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huntsdale
- Huntsdale is located in Cumberland County
- Locust Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Point
- Locust Point is located in Cumberland County
- Middlesex
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middlesex
- Middlesex is located in Cumberland County
- Mount Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Rock
- Mount Rock is located in Cumberland County
- Williams Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Grove
- Williams Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Huntsdale
How Far From Craighead 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 Craighead to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Craighead and extending to:
- Carlisle, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could walk a straight line from Craighead to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,850 miles [9,414.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,561 miles [10,558.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,436 miles [7,139 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Craighead. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Craighead) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Craighead. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1473, Longitude: -77.1705 |
| <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 Craighead 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 307.884 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.626 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.282 degrees. |