Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cramer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cramer and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cramer
- 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 Cramer:
- 47.527128, -91.090154
- 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 Cramer
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Cramer is near Cook County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Cramer ...
We found four communities that share the name Cramer.
Within Minnesota, the name Cramer is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Illinois
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- This Cramer is located in Indiana County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Cramer that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Cramer.
- Jefferson County
- This Cramer is located in Jefferson County and lies 753 miles [1,211.8 km] to the east southeast of the Cramer that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cramer.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cramer ...
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.
- Baptism Crossing
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Baptism Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Baptism Crossing
- Baptism Crossing is located in Lake County
- Finland
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Finland
- Finland is located in Lake County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Finland <4>
- Kelly Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kelly Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelly Landing
- Kelly Landing is located in Lake County
- Kennedy Landing
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kennedy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy Landing
- Kennedy Landing is located in Lake County
- Lax Lake
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Little Marais
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Marais have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Marais
- Little Marais is located in Lake County
- Maple
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Murphy City
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Murphy City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy City
- Murphy City is located in Lake County
- Sawbill Landing
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sawbill Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sawbill Landing
- Sawbill Landing is located in Lake County
- Taconite Harbor
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taconite Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taconite Harbor
- Taconite Harbor is located in Cook County
How Far From Cramer 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 community such as Cramer to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cramer and extending to:
- Two Harbors, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cramer to Two Harbors, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 201 miles [323.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 922 miles [1,483.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 53 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,779 miles [10,909.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,694 miles [7,554.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cramer. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.lakecnty.com/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Cramer 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. |
| <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- Cramer) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cramer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5271, Longitude: -91.0902 In this case, the coordinates for Cramer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Cramer 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 316.71 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.709 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.692 degrees. |