Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cranes Station, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cranes Station and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cranes Station

• 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 Cranes Station:
  • 41.952045, -71.146159
  • 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 Cranes Station

• 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 Bristol County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bristol County
  • Since Cranes Station is near Plymouth County and also Norfolk County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Plymouth County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Norfolk 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 Cranes Station

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cranes Station ...

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.

• Camp Titicut
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Camp Titicut is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camp Titicut
• Copper Works
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Copper Works is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copper Works
• Elm Square
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Elm Square is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Square
• Five Corners
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Five Corners is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Corners
• Foxvale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxvale is located in Norfolk County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxvale
• Furnace Village
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Furnace Village is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furnace Village
• Manleys Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Manleys Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleys Corner
• Meadow Brook
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Meadow Brook is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
• Norton Furnace ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Norton Furnace is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Norton Furnace
• Pratts Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Pratts Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pratts Corner
• Prattville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Prattville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prattville
• Purdy Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Purdy Corner is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Purdy Corner
• Robinsonville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Robinsonville is located in Bristol County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinsonville
• Scotland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Scotland is located in Plymouth County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cranes Station and extending to:

• Taunton, which is the Seat of Bristol County, lies just to the Southeast.
• Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 28 miles [45.1 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Cranes Station to Boston, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,523 miles [8,888.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,228 miles [10,023 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,105 miles [6,606.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'