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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 Crowville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crowville and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Crowville:
    • 32.240778, -91.589692
    • 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 Crowville
  • 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected Franklin Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin Parish
    • Since Crowville is near Madison Parish and also Richland Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Madison Parish
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland Parish
  • 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 Crowville

Communities Also Named Crowville ...

We found one communities that are also named Crowville.

Within Louisiana, the name Crowville is unique.

Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named Crowville in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Paulding County
      • This Crowville is located in Paulding County and lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crowville that is located in Franklin Parish.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Crowville.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crowville ...

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.

  • Bakers
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Bakers is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bakers
  • Big Creek
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Chase
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Dickey Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Dickey Landing is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickey Landing
  • Egypt Ferry
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Egypt Ferry is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Ferry
  • Harris Landing
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Harris Landing is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Landing
  • Indian Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Indian Landing is located in Madison Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Landing
  • Longview
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Longview is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • New Light
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • New Quarters
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • New Quarters is located in Tensas Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Quarters
  • Stones Landing
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Stones Landing is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Landing
  • Sunrise Landing
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Sunrise Landing is located in Franklin Parish
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Landing
  • Swampers
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)

How Far From Crowville 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 Crowville to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Winnsboro, which is the Seat of Franklin Parish, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crowville to Winnsboro, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 936 miles [1,506.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,810 miles [10,959.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,528 miles [12,115.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,403 miles [8,695.3 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- Crowville) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Crowville 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 Crowville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2408, Longitude: -91.5897    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.507 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.399 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.483 degrees.