Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Craddock:
  • 38.722605, -80.266190
  • 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 Craddock

• 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 Upshur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Upshur County
  • Since Craddock is near Randolph County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Webster 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 Craddock

Communities Also Named Craddock ...

We found one communities that are also named Craddock.

Within West Virginia, the name Craddock is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Craddock in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Missouri
    • Phelps County
    • This Craddock is located in Phelps County and lies 632 miles [1,017.1 km]<1> to the west of the Craddock that is located in Upshur County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phelps County community of Craddock.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Craddock ...

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.

• Chemical ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Chemical is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chemical
• Czar
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Czar is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Czar
• Eden
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Eden is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden
• Florence ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Florence is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Hacker Valley
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Hacker Valley is located in Webster County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hacker Valley
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hacker Valley <2>
• Hemlock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Hemlock is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemlock
• Holly Grove
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
• Palace Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Palace Valley is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palace Valley
• Pickens
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pickens is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pickens <2>
• Silica
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Silica is located in Randolph County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
• Zion
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Zion is located in Upshur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion

How Far From Craddock 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 Craddock to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Craddock and extending to:

• Buckhannon, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Craddock to Buckhannon, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 77 miles [123.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,752 miles [10,866.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,628 miles [7,448 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'