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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 Crawley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crawley 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 Crawley:
- 37.935763, -80.651578
- 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 Crawley
- 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 Greenbrier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenbrier County
- Since Crawley is near Fayette County and also Summers County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summers 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 Crawley
Communities Also Named Crawley ...
We found one communities that are also named Crawley.
Within West Virginia, the name Crawley is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Crawley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Ware County
- This Crawley is located in Ware County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Crawley that is located in Greenbrier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ware County community of Crawley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crawley ...
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.
- Blue Sulphur Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Blue Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur Springs
- Cornstalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Cornstalk is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornstalk
- Crag
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Crag is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crag
- Dennis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Dennis is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Farmdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Farmdale is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmdale
- Grassy Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Grassy Meadows is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Meadows
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Hickory Grove is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Lawn is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lawn
- Leslie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Leslie is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leslie
- Lilly Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Lilly Park is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Park
- Meadow Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Meadow Bluff is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bluff
- Orient Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Rock Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Rock Cliff is located in Greenbrier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cliff
How Far From Crawley 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 Crawley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crawley and extending to:
- Lewisburg, which is the Seat of Greenbrier County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crawley to Lewisburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,091 miles [9,802.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Crawley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Crawley 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 Crawley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9358, Longitude: -80.6516 |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.079 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.787 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.579 degrees. |
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