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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crawley
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Crawley ...
We found one communities that share the name 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 ...
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blue Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Sulphur Springs
- Blue Sulphur Springs is located in Greenbrier County
- Cornstalk
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Crag
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Dennis
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Farmdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Grassy Meadows
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassy Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassy Meadows
- Grassy Meadows is located in Greenbrier County
- Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Greenbrier County
- Lawn
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Leslie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Lilly Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lilly Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly Park
- Lilly Park is located in Greenbrier County
- Meadow Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Bluff
- Meadow Bluff is located in Greenbrier County
- Orient Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orient Hill
- Orient Hill is located in Greenbrier County
- Rock Cliff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cliff
- Rock Cliff is located in Greenbrier County
How Far From Crawley 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 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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,677 miles [7,526.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crawley. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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- Crawley) to Point B.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 |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Crawley to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.079 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.787 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.579 degrees. |