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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 Crewe, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crewe 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 Crewe:
- 37.172420, -78.122518
- 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 Crewe
- 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 Nottoway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nottoway County
- Since Crewe is near Prince Edward County and also Amelia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince Edward County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Amelia 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 Crewe
Communities Also Named Crewe ...
We found two communities that are also named Crewe.
Within Virginia, the name Crewe is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Ontario
- This Crewe lies 499 miles [803.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Crewe that is located in Nottoway County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crewe ...
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.
- Burkes Tavern
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Burkes Tavern is located in Prince Edward County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burkes Tavern
- Clays Corner
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Clays Corner is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Corner
- Gills
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Gills is located in Amelia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gills
- Jennings Ordinary
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jennings Ordinary is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ordinary
- Jetersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Martins Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Martins Corner is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Corner
- Mutt
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Mutt is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mutt
- Oliveville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Oliveville is located in Nottoway County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliveville
- Winnie
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
How Far From Crewe 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 town such as Crewe to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crewe and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Crewe to Richmond, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,018 miles [9,685 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,718 miles [10,811.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,596 miles [7,396.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crewe) 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 Crewe 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 Crewe. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1724, Longitude: -78.1225 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.612 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.999 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.796 degrees. |
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