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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 Crain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crain 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 Crain:
    • 33.316783, -85.258002
    • 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 Crain
  • 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 Heard County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard County
    • Since Crain is near Randolph County and also Carroll County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll 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 Crain

Communities Also Named Crain ...

We found one communities that are also named Crain.

Within Georgia, the name Crain is unique.

Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named Crain in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Jackson County
      • This Crain is located in Jackson County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the northwest of the Crain that is located in Heard County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Crain.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crain ...

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.

  • Big Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Big Springs is located in Randolph County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Springs
  • High Shoals
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • High Shoals is located in Randolph County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Shoals
  • Lee Crossroads
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Lee Crossroads is located in Randolph County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Crossroads
  • Mason
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Mason is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason
  • Mount Pleasant
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Mount Pleasant is located in Randolph County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
  • Napoleon
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Napoleon is located in Randolph County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Napoleon
  • Providence
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Providence is located in Randolph County (AL)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence
  • Red Oak
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Red Oak is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
  • Rockridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Rockridge is located in Heard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockridge
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Rocky Branch
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
      • Rocky Branch is located in Randolph County (AL)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Branch
    • Roosterville
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
      • Roosterville is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roosterville
    • Shellnut
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
      • Shellnut is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shellnut
    • Texas
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Texas is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Texas
    • Unity
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Unity is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity
    • Whispering Pines
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
      • Whispering Pines is located in Heard County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whispering Pines

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

  • Franklin, which is the Seat of Heard County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crain to Franklin, 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.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 598 miles [962.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,496 miles [10,454.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,199 miles [11,585.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,077 miles [8,170.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crain) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Crain, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Crain 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 Crain. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3168, Longitude: -85.2580       In this case, the coordinates for Crain have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.745 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.184 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.729 degrees.