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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.
- 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:
- 43.992731, -123.337223
- 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 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 Lane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lane County
- Since Crow is near Douglas County and also Linn County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Linn 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 Crow
Communities Also Named Crow ...
We found thirteen communities that are also named Crow.
Within Oregon, the name Crow is unique.
Beyond Oregon, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Scott County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Crow [Scott County].
- California
- Plumas County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Crow [Plumas County].
- Georgia
- Whitfield County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Crow [Whitfield County].
- Kansas
- Phillips County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Crow [Phillips County].
- Kentucky
- Powell County
- This Crow is located in Powell County and lies 2,088 miles [3,360.3 km]<3> to the east of the Crow that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Crow.
- Mississippi
- Alcorn County
- This Crow is located in Alcorn County and lies 1,936 miles [3,115.7 km]<3> to the east of the Crow that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alcorn County community of Crow.
- Noxubee County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Crow [Noxubee County].
- Ohio
- Belmont County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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<2> 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.
- Tennessee
- Dickson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Crow [Dickson County].
- Texas
- Hidalgo County
- This Crow is located in Hidalgo County and lies 1,848 miles [2,974.1 km]<3> to the southeast of the Crow that is located in Lane 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 1,698 miles [2,732.7 km] to the east southeast of the Crow that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Crow.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Crow is located in Raleigh County and lies 2,222 miles [3,576 km]<3> to the east of the Crow that is located in Lane County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Crow.
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.
- Eugene
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
- Flagg
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Flagg is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flagg
- Franklin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Long Tom
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Long Tom is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Tom
- Maywood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Maywood is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maywood
- Mound ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Mound is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mound
- River Road
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- River Road is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Road
- Sailor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sailor is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sailor
- Wolf Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Wolf Creek is located in Lane County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
How Far From Crow 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 community such as Crow to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crow and extending to:
- Eugene, which is the Seat of Lane County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crow to Eugene, 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.
- Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 67 miles [107.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,390 miles [3,846.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 94 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,025 miles [11,305.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,788 miles [12,533.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,897 miles [9,490.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>'
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 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Crow to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crow. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9927, Longitude: -123.3372 In this case, the coordinates for Crow have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.506 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.995 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.624 degrees. |
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