Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crow, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crow and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crow
- 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 Crow:
- 33.237623, -88.345592
- 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 Crow
- 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 Noxubee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Noxubee County
- Since Crow is near Pickens County and also Lowndes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pickens County
- eBird sighting report for Lowndes 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 Crow ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Crow.
There is one other community in Mississippi which is also named Crow.
Beyond Mississippi, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Mississippi ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Georgia
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Crow [Belmont County].
- Hancock County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Hancock County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Crow.
- Oregon
- Tennessee
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Crow is located in Hidalgo County and lies 777 miles [1,250.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Crow that is located in Noxubee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hidalgo County community of Crow.
- Wood County
- This Crow is located in Wood County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km] to the west of the Crow that is located in Noxubee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Crow.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crow ...
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.
- Archer
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Archer
- Archer is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Cedar Creek ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
- Cedar Creek is located in Lowndes County
- Deerbrook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
- Deerbrook is located in Noxubee County
- Grantsville ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grantsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grantsville
- Grantsville is located in Noxubee County
- Pickens Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickens Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens Ferry
- Pickens Ferry is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Pickensville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville
- Pickensville is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 572 people
- Pickensville Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pickensville Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickensville Ferry
- Pickensville Ferry is located in Pickens County (AL)
- Plantersville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantersville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantersville
- Plantersville is located in Noxubee County
- Plum Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plum Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Grove
- Plum Grove is located in Lowndes County
- Prairie Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prairie Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prairie Point
- Prairie Point is located in Noxubee County
- Ravine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Crow 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 Crow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Crow once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Crow and extending to:
- Macon, which is the Seat of Noxubee County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crow to Macon, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 741 miles [1,192.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,341 miles [11,814.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Mississippi: https://www.ms.gov/
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- Crow) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2376, Longitude: -88.3456 In this case, the coordinates for Crow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Crow 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. |
| <3> | 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 Crow, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Crow 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 314.592 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.308 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.978 degrees. |