Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Craven:
  • 45.44256, -98.926191
  • 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 Craven

• 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 Edmunds County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Edmunds County
  • Since Craven is near McPherson County and also Brown County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for McPherson County
  • eBird sighting report for Brown 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

Communities Also Named Craven ...

We found two communities that share the name Craven.

Within South Dakota, the name Craven is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • North Carolina
    • Rowan County
    • This Craven is located in Rowan County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Craven that is located in Edmunds County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rowan County community of Craven.
  • Saskatchewan
    • This Craven lies 453 miles [729 km]<1> to the northwest of the Craven that is located in Edmunds County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Craven ...

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.

• Bath
  (29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
  • Bath is located in Brown County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <2>
• Craven Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Corner
  • Craven Corner is located in Edmunds County
• Rudolph
  (20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rudolph have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rudolph
  • Rudolph is located in Brown County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Craven and extending to:

• Ipswich, which is the Seat of Edmunds County, lies just to the West.
• Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Craven to Pierre, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,203 miles [1,936 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 69 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,373 miles [10,256.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Craven. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/