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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 Crowder, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crowder 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 Crowder:
    • 33.012068, -85.179109
    • 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 Crowder
  • 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 Troup County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Troup County
    • Since Crowder is near Chambers County and also Heard County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chambers County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Heard 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 Crowder

Communities Also Named Crowder ...

We found five communities that are also named Crowder.

Within Georgia, the name Crowder is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Crowder is located in Hillsborough County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Crowder that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Crowder.
    • Maryland
      • Howard County
      • This Crowder is located in Howard County and lies 633 miles [1,018.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crowder that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Howard County community of Crowder.
    • Mississippi
      • Panola County
      • This Crowder is located in Panola County and lies 296 miles [476.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crowder that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Panola County community of Crowder.
    • Missouri
      • Scott County
      • This Crowder is located in Scott County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Crowder that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Crowder.
    • Oklahoma
      • Pittsburg County
      • This Crowder is located in Pittsburg County and lies 616 miles [991.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crowder that is located in Troup County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pittsburg County community of Crowder.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crowder ...

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.

  • Cannonville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cannonville is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
  • Covered Bridge
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Covered Bridge is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
  • Heatherbrook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heatherbrook is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
  • Heritage Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Heritage Hills is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
  • Long Cane
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Long Cane is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Cane
  • Maplecreek Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Maplecreek Hills is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek Hills
  • Piney Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Piney Hills is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hills
  • River Trace
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • River Trace is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Trace
  • Shady Oaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Shady Oaks is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
  • Spring Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Spring Valley is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Timber Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Timber Ridge is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
  • Turkey Point
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Turkey Point is located in Troup County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point

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

  • LaGrange, which is the Seat of Troup County, lies just to the East.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 68 miles [109.4 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Crowder to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take three full 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 609 miles [980.1 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 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,507 miles [10,472 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,209 miles [11,601.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Crowder) 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 Crowder, 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 Crowder 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 Crowder. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.0121, Longitude: -85.1791       In this case, the coordinates for Crowder have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.682 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.069 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.767 degrees.