Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crany, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crany and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crany
- 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 Crany:
- 37.740112, -81.535940
- 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 Crany
- 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 Wyoming County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wyoming County
- Since Crany is near Raleigh County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Raleigh County
- eBird sighting report for Boone 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crany ...
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.
- Bolt
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Cyclone
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Edith
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Glen Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Hatcher
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Jesse
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Keyrock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keyrock
- Keyrock is located in Wyoming County
- Lillydale
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Lillyhaven
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillyhaven have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillyhaven
- Lillyhaven is located in Wyoming County
- Pineknob
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Polk Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Posey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ravencliff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ravencliff have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravencliff
- Ravencliff is located in Wyoming County
- Redbird
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Rock Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
- Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
- Rock View
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Rocklick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Turkey
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Ravencliff
How Far From Crany to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crany to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crany and extending to:
- Pineville, which is the Seat of Wyoming County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Crany to Pineville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 42 miles [67.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,137 miles [9,876.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crany. 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> | 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. |
| <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 from Point A (ie- Crany) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crany. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.7401, Longitude: -81.5359 In this case, the coordinates for Crany have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Crany 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 310.613 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.369 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.017 degrees. |