Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crossingville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crossingville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crossingville
- 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 Crossingville:
- 41.829826, -80.239185
- 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 Crossingville
- 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 Crawford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Crawford County
- Since Crossingville is near Erie County and also Ashtabula County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Erie County
- eBird sighting report for Ashtabula 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 Crossingville ...
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.
- Coons Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coons Corners
- Coons Corners is located in Crawford County
- Cranesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cranesville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranesville
- Cranesville is located in Erie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 594 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cranesville <2>
- Francis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Keepville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Little Elk
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Elk
- Little Elk is located in Erie County
- Littles Corners
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Littles Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littles Corners
- Littles Corners is located in Crawford County
- Pageville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Paperville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paperville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paperville
- Paperville is located in Crawford County
- Shadeland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Spring
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Crossingville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crossingville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Crossingville and extending to:
- Meadville, which is the Seat of Crawford County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crossingville to Meadville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 204 miles [328.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 263 miles [423.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,626 miles [10,663.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,502 miles [7,245.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crossingville. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Crawford County: www.co.crawford.pa.us/
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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crossingville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crossingville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8298, Longitude: -80.2392 In this case, the coordinates for Crossingville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Crossingville 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 309.661 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.899 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.02 degrees. |