Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crab Orchard, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crab Orchard and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crab Orchard
- 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 Crab Orchard:
- 40.334652, -96.422436
- 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 Crab Orchard
- 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Crab Orchard is near Gage County and also Pawnee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Gage County
- eBird sighting report for Pawnee 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 Crab Orchard ...
We found eight communities that share the name Crab Orchard.
Within Nebraska, the name Crab Orchard is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Illinois
- Williamson County
- This Crab Orchard is located in Williamson County and lies 446 miles [717.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Crab Orchard that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Crab Orchard.
- Kentucky
- Lincoln County
- This Crab Orchard is located in Lincoln County and lies 669 miles [1,076.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Crab Orchard that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Crab Orchard.
- Missouri
- Ray 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 Missouri community of Crab Orchard [Ray County].
- Tennessee
- Carter 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 Tennessee community of Crab Orchard [Carter County].
- Cumberland County
- This Crab Orchard is located in Cumberland County and lies 696 miles [1,120.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Crab Orchard that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Crab Orchard.
- Virginia
- Lee 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 Virginia community of Crab Orchard [Lee County].
- Wise County
- This Crab Orchard is located in Wise County and lies 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Crab Orchard that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Crab Orchard.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Crab Orchard is located in Raleigh County and lies 833 miles [1,340.6 km]<1> to the east of the Crab Orchard that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Crab Orchard.
- Illinois
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crab Orchard ...
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.
- Burr
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burr have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burr
- Burr is located in Otoe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 59 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Burr <4>
- Cook
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cook
- Cook is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 300 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Cook <4>
- Elk Creek
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Creek
- Elk Creek is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 91 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Creek <4>
- Firth
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Firth
- Firth is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 619 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Firth <4>
- Helena ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Liberty
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in Gage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 73 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Liberty <4>
- Mayberry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Panama
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panama
- Panama is located in Lancaster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 277 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Panama <4>
- Violet ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Virginia
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Virginia have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia
- Virginia is located in Gage County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 57 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Virginia <4>
How Far From Crab Orchard to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a village such as Crab Orchard to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crab Orchard and extending to:
- Tecumseh, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Crab Orchard to Tecumseh, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 36 miles [57.9 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,033 miles [1,662.5 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 41 days and walking would take 59 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,570 miles [10,573.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,321 miles [11,782 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,220 miles [8,400.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crab Orchard. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Johnson County: www.co.johnson.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crab Orchard) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crab Orchard. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.3347, Longitude: -96.4224 In this case, the coordinates for Crab Orchard 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Crab Orchard 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> | 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 Crab Orchard 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 320.379 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.948 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.355 degrees. |