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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 Cremo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cremo 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 Cremo:
- 38.884808, -81.210116
- 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 Cremo
- 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 Calhoun County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Calhoun County
- Since Cremo is near Wirt County and also Roane County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wirt County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Roane 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 Cremo
Communities Also Named Cremo ...
We found one communities that are also named Cremo.
Within West Virginia, the name Cremo is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, there is another community also named Cremo in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Bertie County
- This Cremo is located in Bertie County and lies 299 miles [481.2 km]<1> to the southeast of the Cremo that is located in Calhoun County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bertie County community of Cremo.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cremo ...
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.
- Adam
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Adam is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adam
- Beaverdam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Beaverdam is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaverdam
- Beech
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Beech is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech
- Burning Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Burning Springs is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Springs
- Evelyn ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Evelyn is located in Wirt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evelyn
- Grace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grace is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grace
- Grantsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Joker
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Joker is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joker
- Leatherbark
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Leatherbark is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leatherbark
- Liberty Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Liberty Hill is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Millstone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Millstone is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millstone
- Nancy Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Nancy Run is located in Roane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nancy Run
- Pink
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Pink is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Purdy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Purdy is located in Calhoun County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy
How Far From Cremo 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 Cremo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cremo and extending to:
- Grantsville, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 43 miles [69.2 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cremo to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 224 miles [360.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,072 miles [9,771.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,787 miles [10,922.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,662 miles [7,502.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Cremo) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Cremo 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 Cremo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8848, Longitude: -81.2101 In this case, the coordinates for Cremo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.392 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.285 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.505 degrees. |
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