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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 Crow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crow 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 Crow:
    • 39.945178, -120.452160
    • 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 Crow
  • 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 Plumas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Plumas County
    • Since Crow is near Lassen County and also Sierra County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lassen County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sierra 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 Crow

Communities Also Named Crow ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Crow.

Within California, the name Crow is unique.

Beyond California, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Scott County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Crow [Scott County].
    • Georgia
      • Whitfield County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Crow [Whitfield County].
    • Kansas
      • Phillips County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Crow [Phillips County].
    • Kentucky
      • Powell County
      • This Crow is located in Powell County and lies 1,964 miles [3,160.8 km]<3> to the east of the Crow that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Crow.
    • Mississippi
      • Alcorn County
      • This Crow is located in Alcorn County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<3> to the east of the Crow that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Crow.
      • Noxubee County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Crow [Noxubee County].
    • Ohio
      • Belmont County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Crow [Belmont County].
      • Hancock County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Hancock County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Crow.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This Crow is located in Lane County and lies 316 miles [508.6 km]<3> to the north northwest of the Crow that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Crow.
    • Tennessee
      • Dickson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Crow [Dickson County].
    • Texas
      • Hidalgo County
      • This Crow is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km]<3> to the east southeast of the Crow that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Crow.
      • Wood County
      • This Crow is located in Wood County and lies 1,482 miles [2,385 km] to the east southeast of the Crow that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Crow.
    • West Virginia
      • Raleigh County
      • This Crow is located in Raleigh County and lies 2,105 miles [3,387.7 km]<3> to the east of the Crow that is located in Plumas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Crow.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crow ...

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.

  • Five Points
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Points is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Gate Place
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gate Place is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gate Place
  • Iron Horse
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Iron Horse is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Horse
  • Kerby ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Kerby is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kerby
  • Lake Davis
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Lake Davis is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Davis
  • Lovejoy ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Lovejoy is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
  • Mabie
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Mabie is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mabie
  • Mohawk Vista
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Mohawk Vista is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohawk Vista
  • Two Rivers
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Two Rivers is located in Plumas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Rivers

How Far From Crow 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 Crow 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 community of Crow once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Crow and extending to:

  • Quincy, which is the Seat of Plumas County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<3> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Crow to Quincy, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,293 miles [3,690.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,237 miles [11,646.8 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 8,005 miles [12,882.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,054 miles [9,743 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Crow could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<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 Crow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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- Crow) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Crow 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 Crow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9452, Longitude: -120.4522       In this case, the coordinates for Crow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.774 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.555 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.933 degrees.