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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crowder
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Chambers County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Crowder ...
We found five communities that share the name Crowder.
Within Georgia, the name Crowder is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Maryland
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Oklahoma
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannonville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
- Cannonville is located in Troup County
- Covered Bridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Covered Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Covered Bridge
- Covered Bridge is located in Troup County
- Heatherbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heatherbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrook
- Heatherbrook is located in Troup County
- Heritage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Hills
- Heritage Hills is located in Troup County
- Long Cane
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Maplecreek Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maplecreek Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplecreek Hills
- Maplecreek Hills is located in Troup County
- Piney Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Hills
- Piney Hills is located in Troup County
- River Trace
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Trace
- River Trace is located in Troup County
- Shady Oaks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Shady Oaks is located in Troup County
- Spring Valley
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Troup County
- Timber Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Timber Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timber Ridge
- Timber Ridge is located in Troup County
- Turkey Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Point
- Turkey Point is located in Troup County
How Far From Crowder 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 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<3> 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<4> 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<5> 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).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Troup County: www.troupcountyga.org/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crowder) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Crowder 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 312.682 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.069 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.767 degrees. |