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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 Crisp, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crisp 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 Crisp:
- 32.397974, -96.581477
- 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 Crisp
- 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 Ellis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis County
- Since Crisp is near Kaufman County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kaufman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Crisp
Communities Also Named Crisp ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Crisp.
Within Texas, the name Crisp is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Irwin County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Crisp [Irwin County].
- Illinois
- Wayne County
- This Crisp is located in Wayne County and lies 612 miles [984.9 km]<2> to the northeast of the Crisp that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Crisp.
- Iowa
- Harrison County
- This Crisp is located in Harrison County and lies 635 miles [1,021.9 km]<2> to the north of the Crisp that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Crisp.
- Maryland
- Baltimore City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Crisp [Baltimore City].
- Michigan
- Ottawa County
- This Crisp is located in Ottawa County and lies 922 miles [1,483.8 km]<2> to the northeast of the Crisp that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Crisp.
- Missouri
- Dade County
- This Crisp is located in Dade County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Crisp that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dade County community of Crisp.
- Jackson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Crisp [Jackson County].
- New Mexico
- Otero County
- This Crisp is located in Otero County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<2> to the west of the Crisp that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otero County community of Crisp.
- North Carolina
- Edgecombe County
- This Crisp is located in Edgecombe County and lies 1,106 miles [1,779.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Crisp that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Edgecombe County community of Crisp.
- Pennsylvania
- Westmoreland County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Crisp [Westmoreland County].
- Tennessee
- Cannon County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Crisp [Cannon County].
- Utah
- Salt Lake County
- This Crisp is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,027 miles [1,652.8 km]<2> to the northwest of the Crisp that is located in Ellis County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Crisp.
- West Virginia
- Pleasants County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Crisp [Pleasants County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crisp ...
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.
- Cottonwood
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Cottonwood is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 209 people
- Ensign
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Ensign is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ensign
- Ferris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Ike
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- India
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- India is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Oak Grove is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Onion Creek
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Onion Creek is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Onion Creek
- Patrick
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Patrick is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Rice
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Sand Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Sand Lake is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
- Walnut Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Walnut Springs is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Springs
How Far From Crisp 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 Crisp to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crisp and extending to:
- Waxahachie, which is the Seat of Ellis County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Crisp to Waxahachie, with an average speed<5> 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 four to five hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the south southwest (SSW). 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 1,181 miles [1,900.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,996 miles [11,259 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,729 miles [12,438.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,607 miles [9,023.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.
Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.
Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.
Also keep in mind that Crisp could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crisp) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | 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 Crisp, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Crisp 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 Crisp. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.3980, Longitude: -96.5815 |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.748 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.212 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.606 degrees. |
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