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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 Mount Crawford, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mount Crawford 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 Mount Crawford:
- 38.356573, -78.941926
- 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 Mount Crawford
- 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 Rockingham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockingham County
- Since Mount Crawford is near Augusta County and also Harrisonburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Augusta County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Harrisonburg City
- 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 Mount Crawford
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mount Crawford ...
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.
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Cross Keys
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Montezuma
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Montezuma is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montezuma
- Peach Grove ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Peach Grove is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peach Grove
- Roman
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Roman is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roman
- Rushville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Spring Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stonewall
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stonewall is located in Augusta County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
- Timber Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Timber Ridge is located in Rockingham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
How Far From Mount Crawford 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 town such as Mount Crawford to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Mount Crawford and extending to:
- Harrisonburg, which is the Seat of Rockingham County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<2> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Mount Crawford 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 109 miles [175.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,001 miles [9,657.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,708 miles [10,795.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,585 miles [7,378.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Mount Crawford) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Mount Crawford 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 Mount Crawford. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3566, Longitude: -78.9419 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.045 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.671 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.715 degrees. |
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