Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crockett Town:
  • 37.680408, -75.811876
  • 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 Crockett Town

• 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 Accomack County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Accomack County
  • Since Crockett Town is near Northampton County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Northampton County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 Crockett Town

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crockett Town ...

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.

• Bobtown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Bobtown is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bobtown
• Boston
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Boston is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boston
• Cashville
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Cashville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cashville
• Cedar View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cedar View is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar View
• Chancetown
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Chancetown is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chancetown
• Deep Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Deep Creek is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
• Jordan
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Jordan is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan
• Little Hell
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Little Hell is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hell
• Locksville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Locksville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locksville
• Painter
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Painter is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Painter <1>
• Pennyville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Pennyville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennyville
• Red Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Red Hill is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Savageville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Savageville is located in Accomack County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savageville

How Far From Crockett Town to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crockett Town to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crockett Town and extending to:

• Accomac, which is the Seat of Accomack County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Crockett Town to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,896 miles [9,488.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,592 miles [10,608.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,473 miles [7,198.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'