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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 Cramer, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cramer 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 Cramer:
- 40.419794, -78.992528
- 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 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 Indiana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Indiana County
- Since Cramer is near Westmoreland County and also Cambria County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cambria 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 Cramer
Communities Also Named Cramer ...
We found four communities that are also named Cramer.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named Cramer.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Jefferson County
- This Cramer is located in Jefferson County and lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the north of the Cramer that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cramer.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Tulare 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 California community of Cramer [Tulare County].
- Illinois
- Peoria County
- This Cramer is located in Peoria County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km]<1> to the west of the Cramer that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Peoria County community of Cramer.
- Minnesota
- Lake County
- This Cramer is located in Lake County and lies 774 miles [1,245.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cramer that is located in Indiana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake 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.
- Boltz
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Boltz is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltz
- Centerville ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Centerville is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Claghorn ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Claghorn is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claghorn
- Climax
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Climax is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
- Clyde
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Clyde is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clyde
- Dilltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Echo
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Echo is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
- Franklin
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Franklin is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 289 people
- Germany
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Germany is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germany
- Goods Corner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Goods Corner is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goods Corner
- India
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- India is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for India
- Johnstown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Lilly
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Lilly is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lilly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 873 people
- Littletown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Littletown is located in Indiana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littletown
- Lockport
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Lockport is located in Westmoreland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Minersville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Minersville is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minersville
- New Florence
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Parkhill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Parkhill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parkhill
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Cambria County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
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:
- Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cramer to Indiana, with an average speed<4> 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east (E). 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 147 miles [236.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,914 miles [9,517.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,629 miles [10,668.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cramer) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cramer. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.4198, Longitude: -78.9925 In this case, the coordinates for Cramer have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.971 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.902 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.981 degrees. |
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