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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:
    • 31.329902, -92.680980
    • 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 Crane
  • 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 Crane ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Crane.

Within Louisiana, the name Crane is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout 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 parish.
      • 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].
    • Indiana
      • Martin County
      • This Crane is located in Martin County and lies 615 miles [989.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Crane that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of Crane.
    • Kansas
      • Montgomery County
      • This Crane is located in Montgomery County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Crane that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Crane.
    • Missouri
      • Stone County
      • This Crane is located in Stone County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<2> to the north of the Crane that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • 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 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Crane that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • 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 1,637 miles [2,634.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Crane that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • 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 569 miles [915.7 km]<2> to the west of the Crane that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • 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 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Crane that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • 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 1,976 miles [3,180.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Crane that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • 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 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Crane that is located in Rapides Parish.
      • 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.

  • Alfalfa
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alfalfa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alfalfa
    • Alfalfa is located in Rapides Parish
  • Graham ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graham have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graham
    • Graham is located in Rapides Parish
  • Hemphill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hemphill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemphill
    • Hemphill is located in Rapides Parish
  • Hot Wells
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hot Wells
    • Hot Wells is located in Rapides Parish
  • Kateland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kateland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kateland
    • Kateland is located in Grant Parish
  • McNutt
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for McNutt have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt
    • McNutt is located in Rapides Parish
  • Mead ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mead have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mead
    • Mead is located in Grant Parish
  • Oasis
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oasis have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oasis
    • Oasis is located in Rapides Parish
  • Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock
    • Rock is located in Rapides Parish
  • Sharp
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sharp have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sharp
    • Sharp is located in Rapides Parish

How Far From Crane 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 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:

  • Alexandria, which is the Seat of Rapides Parish, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Crane to Alexandria, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 108 miles [173.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,024 miles [1,648 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 59 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,899 miles [11,102.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,618 miles [12,260 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,493 miles [8,840.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crane. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Rapides Parish: www.rppj.com/

The official website for State of Louisiana: https://www.louisiana.gov/

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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crane) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crane. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.3299, Longitude: -92.6810       In this case, the coordinates for Crane have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 parish. 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>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.
<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.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.091 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.96 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.065 degrees.









 

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