RoadsideThoughts
A Gazetteer for the United States and Canada
Home >> State of Pennsylvania >> Indiana County >> Crete >> Tidbits & TriviaIndex...










Learn About
The Commemorative
Quarter for
Pennsylvania


The Commemorative Quarter for Pennsylvania







Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Crete, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crete 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 Crete:
    • 40.597011, -79.242537
    • 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 Crete
  • 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 Crete ...

We found seven communities that share the name Crete.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Crete is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Conecuh 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 Alabama community of Crete [Conecuh County].
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Crete is located in Will County and lies 440 miles [708.1 km]<2> to the west of the Crete that is located in Indiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Crete.
    • Indiana
      • Randolph County
      • This Crete is located in Randolph County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<2> to the west of the Crete that is located in Indiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Randolph County community of Crete.
    • Nebraska
      • Chase County
      • This Crete is located in Chase County and lies 1,183 miles [1,903.9 km]<2> to the west of the Crete that is located in Indiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chase County community of Crete.
      • Saline County
      • This Crete is located in Saline County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km] to the west of the Crete that is located in Indiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saline County community of Crete.
    • North Dakota
      • Sargent County
      • This Crete is located in Sargent County and lies 1,012 miles [1,628.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Crete that is located in Indiana County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sargent County community of Crete.
    • Wisconsin
      • Winnebago 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 Wisconsin community of Crete [Winnebago County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crete ...

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.

  • Advance
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Advance have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Advance
    • Advance is located in Indiana County
  • Chestnut Grove
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Grove
    • Chestnut Grove is located in Indiana County
  • Chevy Chase Heights
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chevy Chase Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chevy Chase Heights
    • Chevy Chase Heights is located in Indiana County
  • Coal Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Run
    • Coal Run is located in Indiana County
  • Coral
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Creekside
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekside
    • Creekside is located in Indiana County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 288 people
  • Fowler Heights
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowler Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowler Heights
    • Fowler Heights is located in Indiana County
  • Grandview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grandview have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
    • Grandview is located in Indiana County
  • Homer City
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Idaho
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Idaho have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Idaho
    • Idaho is located in Armstrong County
  • Indiana
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Lewisville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lewisville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewisville
    • Lewisville is located in Indiana County
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pleasant Hill
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
      • Pleasant Hill is located in Indiana County
    • Red Barn
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Barn have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Barn
      • Red Barn is located in Indiana County
    • Tearing Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tearing Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tearing Run
      • Tearing Run is located in Indiana County
    • Tide
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tide have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tide
      • Tide is located in Indiana County
    • Two Lick
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Two Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Lick
      • Two Lick is located in Indiana County
    • Upper Two Lick
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Upper Two Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Two Lick
      • Upper Two Lick is located in Indiana County

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crete and extending to:

  • Indiana, which is the Seat of Indiana County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 125 miles [201.2 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Crete to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 165 miles [265.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,916 miles [9,520.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,633 miles [10,674.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,508 miles [7,254.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crete. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Indiana County: www.countyofindiana.org/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

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 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 Crete 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>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Crete) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crete. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5970, Longitude: -79.2425       In this case, the coordinates for Crete have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Crete 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 309.114 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.091 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.027 degrees.









 

Copyright 2024
All Rights Reserved

Thank you for visiting our website.

In closing, please keep in mind that we can not guarantee the accuracy or timeliness of the information on this website, so use with care. We encourage you to double-check the information that is critical to you.

If you've found an error or have additional information that you would like to share, please don't hesitate to write: Click here to contact us.

This page was last modified/updated: 10 Mar 2024