Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Craney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Craney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Craney
- 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 Craney:
- 38.067306, -83.355181
- 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 Craney
- 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 Rowan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Rowan County
- Since Craney is near Morgan County and also Elliott County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Elliott 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 Craney ...
We found one communities that share the name Craney.
Within Kentucky, the name Craney is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Craney in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Craney ...
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 Woods
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Blaze
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Brady
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Christy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Craft
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Dan
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest) - Elliottville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elliottville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elliottville
- Elliottville is located in Rowan County
- Hickory Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Morgan County
- Lakeview Heights
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Heights
- Lakeview Heights is located in Rowan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 225 people
- Leisure
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Lick Fork
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Licking River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Licking River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking River
- Licking River is located in Morgan County
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- Little Sandy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Sandy have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Sandy
- Little Sandy is located in Elliott County
- Minor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Morehead
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morehead
- Morehead is located in Rowan County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,596 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Morehead <3>
- Mount Hope
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hope
- Mount Hope is located in Rowan County
- Pomp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Redwine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Twentysix
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Little Sandy
How Far From Craney 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 Craney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Craney and extending to:
- Morehead, which is the Seat of Rowan County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Craney to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 346 miles [556.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,196 miles [9,971.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,914 miles [11,127 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,789 miles [7,707.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Craney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Craney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Craney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0673, Longitude: -83.3552 In this case, the coordinates for Craney 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Craney 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 311.717 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.678 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.698 degrees. |