Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crannell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crannell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crannell
- 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 Crannell:
- 41.011792, -124.084789
- 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 Crannell
- 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 Humboldt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Humboldt County
- Since Crannell is near Trinity County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Trinity 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 Crannell ...
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.
- Alliance
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alliance
- Alliance is located in Humboldt County
- Big Lagoon
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lagoon have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lagoon
- Big Lagoon is located in Humboldt County
- Big Lagoon Rancheria
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Lagoon Rancheria have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Lagoon Rancheria
- Big Lagoon Rancheria is located in Humboldt County
- Clam Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clam Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam Beach
- Clam Beach is located in Humboldt County
- Fickle Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fickle Hill
- Fickle Hill is located in Humboldt County
- Fieldbrook
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fieldbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldbrook
- Fieldbrook is located in Humboldt County
- Fisher
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Manila
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Moonstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Patricks Point
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Patricks Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patricks Point
- Patricks Point is located in Humboldt County
How Far From Crannell 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 Crannell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<2> community of Crannell once stood, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Crannell and extending to:
- Eureka, which is the Seat of Humboldt County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crannell to Eureka, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 2,464 miles [3,965.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 97 days and walking would take 140 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,232 miles [11,638.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,996 miles [12,868.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Humboldt County: www.co.humboldt.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Crannell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crannell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crannell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0118, Longitude: -124.0848 In this case, the coordinates for Crannell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Crannell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.915 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.348 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 329.189 degrees. |