Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crouch, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crouch and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crouch
- 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 Crouch:
- 37.762651, -76.897531
- 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 Crouch
- 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 King and Queen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for King and Queen County
- Since Crouch is near Essex County and also King William County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Essex County
- eBird sighting report for King William 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 Crouch ...
We found three communities that share the name Crouch.
Within Virginia, the name Crouch is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Idaho
- South Carolina
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crouch ...
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.
- Bestland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Center Cross
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Cross
- Center Cross is located in Essex County
- Courthouse Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Courthouse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Courthouse Landing
- Courthouse Landing is located in King and Queen County
- Daisy
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Dragonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dragonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dragonville
- Dragonville is located in King and Queen County
- Dunnsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunnsville
- Dunnsville is located in Essex County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunnsville <4>
- Horse Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Landing
- Horse Landing is located in King William County
- King and Queen Court House
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King and Queen Court House
- King and Queen Court House is located in King and Queen County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for King and Queen Court House <4>
- Locust Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in King and Queen County
- Log Landing
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Landing
- Log Landing is located in King and Queen County
- Millers Tavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millers Tavern
- Millers Tavern is located in Essex County
- Minor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Pauls Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pauls Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pauls Crossroads
- Pauls Crossroads is located in Essex County
- Scotland Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland Landing
- Scotland Landing is located in King William County
- Stevensville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevensville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevensville
- Stevensville is located in King and Queen County
- Upright
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Pauls Crossroads
How Far From Crouch 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 Crouch to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crouch and extending to:
- King and Queen Court House, which is the Seat of King and Queen County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Crouch to Richmond, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 78 miles [125.5 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,940 miles [9,559.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,639 miles [10,684.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,518 miles [7,271 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crouch. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crouch) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crouch. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7627, Longitude: -76.8975 |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Crouch 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. |
| <3> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <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 Crouch to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.875 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.248 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.088 degrees. |