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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:
- 33.369278, -97.905871
- 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 Wise County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wise County
- Since Crafton is near Jack County and also Montague County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jack County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montague 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 Texas, the name Crafton is unique.
Beyond Texas, 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 1,103 miles [1,775.1 km]<1> to the west of the Crafton that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Crafton.
- Pennsylvania
- Allegheny County
- This Crafton is located in Allegheny County and lies 1,096 miles [1,763.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crafton that is located in Wise County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegheny 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].
- Virginia
- Fluvanna County
- This Crafton is located in Fluvanna County and lies 1,141 miles [1,836.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crafton that is located in Wise 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.
- Bowie
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Fruitland
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Fruitland is located in Montague County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitland
- Park Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Park Springs is located in Wise County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Springs
- Postoak
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Postoak is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
- Runaway Bay
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Sunset
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Truce
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Truce is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Truce
- Vineyard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
- Vineyard is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard
- Wizard Wells
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Wizard Wells is located in Jack County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wizard Wells
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:
- Decatur, which is the Seat of Wise County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crafton to Decatur, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 214 miles [344.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,221 miles [1,965 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,994 miles [11,255.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,732 miles [12,443.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,614 miles [9,034.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- 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: 33.3693, Longitude: -97.9059 In this case, the coordinates for Crafton have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.763 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.527 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.098 degrees. |
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