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Introduction ...
So far, we found very little information about Laros. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>
We've added Laros to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Laros, please Contact Us.
We have a couple of goals for our Gazetteer:
- That it be a tool which helps us with planning our trips.
- We're trying to shape our Gazetteer as a tool to help us understand the community in which our ancestors lived, the community that was part of their daily lives.
- On our trips, we try to visit those places where our ancestors left their footprints.
By learning about Laros (and the surrounding area) during the time that our ancestors lived, we hope to have a better understanding of both their community and its relationship to their lifes. We hope that this tool helps to give us an insight into their world.
As we add data and organize our Gazetteer to help with our family research, we will be adding to this our Genealogical Helper for Laros. While we don't have information that is specific to any given person or family, we intend to expand our understanding about where and how people lived.
Neighboring Counties ...
When searching for family records, we have frequently made the mistake of not checking the neighboring counties.
For example, we have great-grandparents who lived in the southeast corner of their home county. During their lives, most hospitals were in the next county to the east. Almost all of the nearby churches and cemeteries were in the county to the south.
So when searching for records, we had our best success by looking in neighboring counties instead of the county in which they lived: their home county contained property and probate records; the county to the east contained birth and death records; the county to the south contained their burial records. If we hadn't included the neighboring counties, we would have missed many valuable sources of information.
If you're in a similar situation, we hope that the following information helps.
Although our information shows that the community of Laros is historic, it would have been located within present day Lehigh County.
To see how the shape of Pennsylvania's counties may have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
The following counties adjoin and form the boundaries of Lehigh County: Berks, Bucks, Carbon, Montgomery, Northampton & Schuylkill.
Below are the counties that are near Laros. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Laros:
- Lehigh County (The home county of Laros)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laros, with the one closest to Laros listed first.
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Chapman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Seipstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Hynemansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Weisenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Ancient Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Ancient Oaks is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ancient Oaks
- Weidasville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Weidasville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weidasville
- Alburtis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- New Smithville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- New Smithville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Smithville
- Wescosville
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Orefield
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stetlersville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Stetlersville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stetlersville
- Walbert
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Walbert is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walbert
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laros, with the one closest to Laros listed first.
- Hancock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hancock is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hancock
- Monterey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Hinterleiter
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hinterleiter is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hinterleiter
- Topton
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Red Lion
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Red Lion is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Lion
- Eagle Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Eagle Point is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Point
- Rittenhouse Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Rittenhouse Gap is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rittenhouse Gap
- Kutztown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sally Ann ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Sally Ann is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sally Ann
- Grimville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Huffs Church
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Huffs Church is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Church
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laros, with the one closest to Laros listed first.
- Steinsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Steinsburg is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steinsburg
- Zionhill
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Hilltop
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Shelly
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Milford Square
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Milford Square is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milford Square
- Passer
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Richlandtown
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Quakertown
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Trumbauersville
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Pullen
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Springtown
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Argus
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Argus is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Argus
- Rich Hill
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rich Hill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laros, with the one closest to Laros listed first.
- Germans
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Germans is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Germans
- Ashfield
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Ashfield is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ashfield
- Hazard
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Kittatinny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Bowmanstown
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Palmerton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Parryville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- Weissport
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)
- New Mahoning
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
- New Mahoning is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Mahoning
- Lehighton
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mertz Town
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Mertz Town is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mertz Town
- Little Gap
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the north)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Jonesville
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Chester County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laros, with the one closest to Laros listed first.
- South Pottstown
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south)
- South Pottstown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Pottstown
- Kenilworth
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Kenilworth is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenilworth
- Pottstown Landing
(23 miles [37 km] to the south)
- Pottstown Landing is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottstown Landing
- Fricks Lock
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the south)
- Fricks Lock is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fricks Lock
- Parker Ford
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Parker Ford is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parker Ford
- Bucktown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Bucktown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Coventryville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Coventryville is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coventryville
- Knauertown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Knauertown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knauertown
- Pughtown
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Pughtown is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pughtown
- Slonaker
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Slonaker is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slonaker
- Spring City
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Seven Stars is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Stars
- Sheeder
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the south)
- Sheeder is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sheeder
- Monroe County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laros, with the one closest to Laros listed first.
- Kresgeville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Rossland
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Gilbert
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the northeast)
- Brodheadsville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northeast)
- Montgomery County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laros, with the one closest to Laros listed first.
- Palm
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- East Greenville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
- Fruitville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruitville
- Pennsburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
- Congo
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Congo is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Congo
- Red Hill
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Run
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Pleasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Run
- Hoppenville
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hoppenville is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoppenville
- Anise
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Anise is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anise
- Gilbertsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Green Lane
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Halfway House
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Halfway House is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halfway House
- New Hanover
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laros, with the one closest to Laros listed first.
- North Catasauqua
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- North Catasauqua is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for North Catasauqua
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,825 people
- Northampton
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Lockport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Lockport is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lockport
- Walnutport
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
- Seidersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Seidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seidersville
- Star Village
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Star Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Village
- Cherryville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Hanover is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hanover
- Howertown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Howertown is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howertown
- Howertown has also been known as:
- Hauertown
- Howardtown
- Howartown
- Howeton
- Kreidersville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Kreidersville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kreidersville
- Weaversville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Weaversville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weaversville
- Berlinsville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Bethlehem
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Laros, with the one closest to Laros listed first.
- Andreas
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Rene Mont
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Rene Mont is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rene Mont
- New Ringgold
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Port Clinton
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rauschs
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rauschs is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rauschs
- McKeansburg
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- McKeansburg is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McKeansburg
- Deer Lake
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the west)
- Deer Lake is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lake
- Population from the 2020 Census: 645 people
- Coaldale
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the northwest)
- Tamaqua
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Auburn
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Hometown
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Landingville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the west)
- Landingville is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landingville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 149 people
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Hughesville
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the east)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Laros, with the one closest to Laros listed first.
- Phillipsburg
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Warren Glen
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Warren Glen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren Glen
- Stewartsville
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the east)
- Stewartsville is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stewartsville
- Harmony
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Laros, see our County-by-County Page for Laros.
Cemeteries Near Laros ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Laros.
This is a new section and is likely to have errors. If you find an error, such as a missing cemetery or we have the wrong name, please let us know. If you know of them, we would also appreciate learning about previous or alternate names.
Although we don't have the information ourselves, if you need information about a burial or interment, photos, transcripts, how to contact the cemetery or local authorities, please visit our list of websites on our Genealogy Helper Page for Laros - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Laros covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Laros, with the one closest to Laros listed first.
- St. John's UCC Cemetery
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for St. John's UCC Cemetery
- The St. John's UCC Cemetery has also been known as:
- Union Cemetery of Fogelsville
- Zion Church Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lehigh Zion Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh Zion Cemetery
- The Lehigh Zion Cemetery has also been known as:
- Zion Lehigh Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1973095 <3>
- Morgenland Cemetery
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Morgenland Cemetery
- The Morgenland Cemetery has also been known as:
- Morganland Cemetery
- Morgenland Union Church Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1859220 <3>
- St. Pauls Union Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Resurrection Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Topton Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Topton Union Cemetery
- To give a relative sense of its location, the Topton Union Cemetery is a large cemetery that is located in Topton.
- The Topton Union Cemetery has also been known as:
- Topton Cemetery
- Union Cemetery
- Jump to Find-A-Grave: FG ID #1992380 <3>
- Longswamp Union Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cedar Heights Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Grandview Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Hope Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Christ DeLong UCC Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Continue List (357 more) ...
- Union Cemetery of Bowers
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Cemetery of Bowers
- The Union Cemetery of Bowers has also been known as:
- Bowers Cemetery
- Christ DeLong's Cemetery
- St. Peters Union Church Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Calvary Cemetery
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
Nearby Communities in 1895 ...
We've built the following list with information that came from an Atlas published by Rand McNally in 1895. The Atlas had details such as the population of the community (which appears to have come from the 1890 Census) and whether there was a post office and/or railroad service available. We also indicate if the community no longer exists and is now historic.
Laros itself is historic and was described in the Rand McNally Atlas as having railroad service and no post office.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Laros, with the one closest to Laros listed first.
- Wallner ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Wallner is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wallner
- Haines
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Haines is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haines
- Fogelsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Maxatawny
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Maxatawny is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxatawny
- Breinigsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Trexlertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Chapman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Chapman is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Claussville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Claussville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claussville
- Seipstown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seipstown is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seipstown
- Spring Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Spring Creek is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Litzenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Litzenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litzenberg
- Hynemansville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hynemansville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hynemansville
- Continue List (20 more) ...
- Weisenberg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Weisenberg is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weisenberg
- Schofer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Lyon Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Lyon Valley is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Valley
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Laros. See our List of 1890's Communities around Laros.
Newspapers Published in Laros ...
An ongoing effort between the Library of Congress and the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) has resulted in the National Digital Newspaper Program (NDNP).
To share their results, the partnership has created the Chronicling America website. The goal of this partnership is to assemble a database about the current and historic newspapers of the United States. This includes a growing collection of scanned images from selected papers. All of it available to the public on their website.
Using information that we've taken from the Chronicling America website, we've identified 13 newspapers that have been published in the area around Laros.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Laros, there are papers which were published within 9 miles [14.5 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Laros.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we like to start with the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites either offer the information directly or else point to where you can find it. Their information is open to everyone.
To help you get started, the following links will take you to the pages that are relevant to Laros:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Lehigh County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Chester County
- Monroe County
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Schuylkill County
- Hunterdon County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Laros, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | The Find-a-Grave website is an excellent research tool with information about a cemetery's location and interments. They also offer a forum for their members which can provide additional help. More information about Find-a-Grave can be found on their website: findagrave.com. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Laros) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |