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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 Crane, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crane 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 Crane:
    • 38.894323, -86.901273
    • 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
  • 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 Martin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin County
    • Since Crane is near Greene County and also Davies's County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Davies's 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

Communities Also Named Crane ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Crane.

Within Indiana, the name Crane is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Yuma County
      • Although located in Yuma County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yuma County community of Crane.
    • Idaho
      • Washington County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Crane [Washington County].
    • Kansas
      • Montgomery County
      • This Crane is located in Montgomery County and lies 495 miles [796.6 km]<2> to the west of the Crane that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Crane.
    • Louisiana
      • Rapides Parish
      • This Crane is located in Rapides Parish and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Crane that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of Crane.
    • Missouri
      • Stone County
      • This Crane is located in Stone County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Crane that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stone County community of Crane.
    • Montana
      • Richland County
      • This Crane is located in Richland County and lies 1,055 miles [1,697.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Crane that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Richland County community of Crane.
    • Oregon
      • Harney County
      • This Crane is located in Harney County and lies 1,665 miles [2,679.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Crane that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harney County community of Crane.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Lehigh County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Crane [Lehigh County].
    • Texas
      • Crane County
      • This Crane is located in Crane County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Crane that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crane County community of Crane.
    • Virginia
      • Bath County
      • This Crane is located in Bath County and lies 396 miles [637.3 km]<2> to the east of the Crane that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bath County community of Crane.
    • Washington
      • Clallam County
      • This Crane is located in Clallam County and lies 1,910 miles [3,073.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Crane that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clallam County community of Crane.
    • Wisconsin
      • Rusk County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Crane [Rusk County].
    • Wyoming
      • Platte County
      • This Crane is located in Platte County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Crane that is located in Martin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Crane.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crane ...

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.

  • Beehunter
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Beehunter is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beehunter
  • Bramble
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Bramble is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble
  • Furnace
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Furnace is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace
  • Hobbieville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Hobbieville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbieville
  • Indian Springs
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Springs is located in Martin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Lyons
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Mineral City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Mineral City is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral City
  • Park
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Park is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park
  • Ridgeport
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Ridgeport is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgeport
  • Scotland
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Scotland is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
  • Silverville
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Silverville is located in Lawrence County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverville
  • Tanner
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Tanner is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
  • Tulip
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Tulip is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip

How Far From Crane to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as Crane to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Shoals, which is the Seat of Martin County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crane to Shoals, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 72 miles [115.9 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 4 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,027 miles [11,308.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,904 miles [7,892.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Crane, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Crane) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Crane 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 Crane 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 Crane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8943, Longitude: -86.9013       In this case, the coordinates for Crane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.945 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.347 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.05 degrees.