Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Crane Eater, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crane Eater and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Crane Eater

• 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 Crane Eater:
  • 34.525087, -84.872441
  • 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 Crane Eater

• 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 Gordon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gordon County
  • Since Crane Eater is near Whitfield County and also Murray County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitfield County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Murray 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 Crane Eater

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crane Eater ...

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.

• Angelville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Angelville is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angelville
• Audubon
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Audubon is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Audubon
• Big Spring ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Big Spring is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Spring
• Cash
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Cash is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cash
• Damascus
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Damascus is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
• Fields Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fields Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields Ferry
• Hunts Corner
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Hunts Corner is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Corner
• Lands Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Lands Ferry is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lands Ferry
• Lewis Corner
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Lewis Corner is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Corner
• Redbud
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Redbud is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbud
• Soapstick
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Soapstick is located in Gordon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soapstick
  • Estimated population in 2019: 4,544 people

How Far From Crane Eater 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 Crane Eater to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Crane Eater and extending to:

• Calhoun, which is the Seat of Gordon County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could walk a straight line from Crane Eater to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,423 miles [10,336.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,130 miles [11,474.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,007 miles [8,058 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'