Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Cranfield:
  • 31.544056, -91.205942
  • 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 Cranfield

• 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
  • Since Cranfield is near Jefferson County and also Franklin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin 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 Cranfield

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cranfield ...

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.

• Cadillac
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Cadillac is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cadillac
• Cannonsburg
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Cannonsburg is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
• Flat Rock
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Flat Rock is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
• Four Forks
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Four Forks is located in Jefferson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Forks
• Franklin
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Franklin is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Johnsville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Johnsville is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johnsville
• Leesdale
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Leesdale is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leesdale
• Orange
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Orange is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orange
• Pine Ridge
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Pine Ridge is located in Adams County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
• White Apple
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • White Apple is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Apple

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

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

• Natchez, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Cranfield to Natchez, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 79 miles [127.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 945 miles [1,520.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,829 miles [10,990.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,543 miles [12,139.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,419 miles [8,721 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'