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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 Crawford Corners, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crawford Corners 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 Crawford Corners:
- 41.172839, -79.767273
- 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 Crawford Corners
- 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 Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
- Since Crawford Corners is near Venango County and also Clarion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Venango County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clarion 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 Crawford Corners
Communities Also Named Crawford Corners ...
We found three communities that are also named Crawford Corners.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Crawford Corners is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Lake County
- This Crawford Corners is located in Lake County and lies 432 miles [695.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crawford Corners that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Crawford Corners.
- New Jersey
- Monmouth County
- This Crawford Corners is located in Monmouth County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the east of the Crawford Corners that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monmouth County community of Crawford Corners.
- Ohio
- Medina County
- This Crawford Corners is located in Medina County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the west of the Crawford Corners that is located in Butler County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Crawford Corners.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crawford Corners ...
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.
- Alum Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Alum Rock is located in Clarion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alum Rock
- Annisville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Annisville is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Annisville
- Bonus
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bonus is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonus
- Cherry Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Cherry Valley is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 62 people
- Eldorado
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Eldorado is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eldorado
- Ferris
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Ferris is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferris
- Foxburg
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lisbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lisbon is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Mariasville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Riddle Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Riddle Crossroads is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riddle Crossroads
- Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Venango County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Sandy Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
How Far From Crawford Corners 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 Crawford Corners to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crawford Corners and extending to:
- Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crawford Corners to Butler, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,912 miles [9,514.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crawford Corners) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Crawford Corners 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 Crawford Corners. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1728, Longitude: -79.7673 In this case, the coordinates for Crawford Corners have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.405 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.509 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.049 degrees. |
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