Our Genealogy Helper
Introduction ...
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 Weir Lake (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 Weir Lake. 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.
Name Variations for Weir Lake ...
When searching records, keep in mind that names and their spelling can change over time. Our sources include documents like maps, railroad schedules, Travel, Express and Shipping Guides. Many of these documents date from the 1800's and it's common to find spelling differences.
For example, a typical abbreviation for Weir Lake: Weir Lk.
If you have information about these names (such as the reason for the change, date of change, the origin of the name), please Contact Us.
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 southwest corner of their home county. During their lives, most doctors and hospitals were in the next county to the west. 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 west 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.
Weir Lake is located in Monroe 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 Monroe County: Sussex (NJ), Warren (NJ), Carbon, Lackawanna, Luzerne, Northampton, Pike & Wayne.
Below are the counties that are near Weir Lake. For each of these counties, we show a sample of those communities that are closest to Weir Lake:
- Monroe County (The home county of Weir Lake)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weir Lake, with the one closest to Weir Lake listed first.
- Brodheadsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rossland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- Kresgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- McMichael
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Appenzell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Reeders
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Long Pond
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Arlington Heights
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Arlington Heights is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arlington Heights
- Stroudsburg
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pocono Pines
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- East Stroudsburg
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
- Berks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weir Lake, with the one closest to Weir Lake listed first.
- Quaker City
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Quaker City is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quaker City
- Stony Run
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Stony Run is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Run
- Grimville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Grimville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grimville
- Krumsville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Krumsville is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Krumsville
- Monterey
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Monterey is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monterey
- Schofer
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southwest)
- Schofer is located in Berks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schofer
- Bucks County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weir Lake, with the one closest to Weir Lake listed first.
- Riegelsville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Springtown
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the south)
- Durham
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southeast)
- Durham is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durham
- Monroe
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- Monroe is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monroe
- Passer
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Passer is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Passer
- Kintnersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Hilltop is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Pullen
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Pullen is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pullen
- Shelly
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Shelly is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shelly
- Zionhill
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Zionhill is located in Bucks County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zionhill
- Upper Black Eddy
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southeast)
- Richlandtown
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the south)
- Carbon County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weir Lake, with the one closest to Weir Lake listed first.
- Jonesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jonesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
- Little Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Meckesville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Meckesville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meckesville
- Albrightsville
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Palmerton
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Palmerton is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmerton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,321 people
- Bowmanstown
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
- Hazard
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Hazard is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazard
- Parryville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Unionville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
- Unionville is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Kittatinny
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Kittatinny is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kittatinny
- Jim Thorpe
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Jim Thorpe is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jim Thorpe
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,650 people
- Former names for Jim Thorpe:
- East Mauch Chunk
- Mauch Chunk
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jim Thorpe <1>
- Lehighton
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
- Lackawanna County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weir Lake, with the one closest to Weir Lake listed first.
- Lehigh
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Lehigh is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lehigh
- Daleville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Brook
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Spring Brook is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Brook
- Turnersville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Turnersville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turnersville
- Yostville
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the north)
- Yostville is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yostville
- Moscow
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the north)
- Aberdeen is located in Lackawanna County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aberdeen
- Lehigh County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weir Lake, with the one closest to Weir Lake listed first.
- Rockdale
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Rockdale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockdale
- Slatington
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
- Wellington
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Wellington is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wellington
- Custer
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Custer is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Custer
- Emerald
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Emerald is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald
- Friedens
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Friedens is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friedens
- Coplay
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hokendauqua
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Hokendauqua is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hokendauqua
- Balliettsville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Balliettsville is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balliettsville
- Rising Sun
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rising Sun is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rising Sun
- Slatedale
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Slatedale is located in Lehigh County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slatedale
- Catasauqua
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)
- Luzerne County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weir Lake, with the one closest to Weir Lake listed first.
- Stoddartsville
(18 miles [29 km] to the northwest)
- Stoddartsville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoddartsville
- Penn Lake Park
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest)
- Penn Lake Park is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Penn Lake Park
- Population from the 2020 Census: 316 people
- Eckley ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the west)
- Eckley is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eckley
- Eckley has also been known as:
- Eckley Miners Village
- White Haven
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)
- Bear Creek Village
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the northwest)
- Freeland
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Highlands
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Highlands is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlands
- Jeddo
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the west)
- Jeddo is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeddo
- Population from the 2020 Census: 92 people
- Glen Summit
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Summit is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Summit
- Ebervale
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the west)
- Ebervale is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebervale
- Harleigh
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hazleton
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Northampton County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weir Lake, with the one closest to Weir Lake listed first.
- Arndts
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Arndts is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arndts
- Wind Gap
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Pen Argyl
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Roseto
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Chapman
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Chapman is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapman
- Population from the 2020 Census: 211 people
- Danielsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Bangor
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Village
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
- New Village is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Village
- Belfast
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Belfast is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belfast
- Bath
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Bath is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,756 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <1>
- Berlinsville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Berlinsville is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berlinsville
- Cherryville
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
- Pike County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weir Lake, with the one closest to Weir Lake listed first.
- La Anna
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- La Anna is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for La Anna
- South Sterling
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the north)
- Panther
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the north)
- Panther is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panther
- Egypt Mills
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast)
- Egypt Mills is located in Pike County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Mills
- Schuylkill County
- The following are listed by their distance from Weir Lake, with the one closest to Weir Lake listed first.
- Andreas
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mantz
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Mantz is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mantz
- Coaldale
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Hometown
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the west)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Kelayres
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Kelayres is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kelayres
- McAdoo
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the west)
- Wayne County
- Sterling
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the north)
- Hunterdon County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weir Lake, with the one closest to Weir Lake listed first.
- Hughesville
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)
- Hughesville is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hughesville
- West Portal
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southeast)
- West Portal is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Portal
- New Hampton
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the southeast)
- New Hampton is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Hampton
- Pattenburg
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the southeast)
- Pattenburg is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattenburg
- Mount Pleasant
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Hunterdon County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Sussex County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weir Lake, with the one closest to Weir Lake listed first.
- Hardwick
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the east)
- Hardwick is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardwick
- Middleville
(30 miles [48.3 km] to the east)
- Middleville is located in Sussex County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middleville
- Warren County (NJ)
- The following are listed by their distance from Weir Lake, with the one closest to Weir Lake listed first.
- Columbia
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
- Columbia is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Columbia
- Belvidere
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Belvidere is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belvidere
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,563 people
- Delaware
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Delaware is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Hainesburg
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Hainesburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hainesburg
- Foul Rift ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Foul Rift is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foul Rift
- Harmony
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
- Harmony is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Ramseysburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Ramseysburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramseysburg
- Phillipsburg
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
- Phillipsburg is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phillipsburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 14,238 people
- Hazen
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Hazen is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hazen
- Vail
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)
- Vail is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vail
- Montana
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
- Montana is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montana
- Mount Hermon
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
- Mount Hermon is located in Warren County (NJ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Hermon
For an expanded list of the communities that are closest to Weir Lake, see our County-by-County Page for Weir Lake.
Cemeteries Near Weir Lake ...
Below are cemeteries that are in the vicinity of Weir Lake.
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 Weir Lake - one of the links might be able to help.
If not found below, our Cemetery List for Weir Lake covers a larger area, with the cemeteries listed in alphabetical order.
The following cemeteries are listed based on their distance from Weir Lake, with the one closest to Weir Lake listed first.
- Green Ridge Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Buena Vista Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillside Memorial Cemetery
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Lake View Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Middle Creek Cemetery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- St. Johns Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dotters Corners Cemetery
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Jerusalem Union Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Mt. Zion Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Kellersville Methodist Church Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Mt. Calvary Cemetery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Continue List (225 more) ...
- Bruch Cemetery
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Christ Church Little Moore Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christ Church Little Moore Cemetery
- The Christ Church Little Moore Cemetery has also been known as:
- Christ Church Cemetery
- Christ Church UCC Cemetery
- Little Moore Cemetery
- Little Moore Church Cemetery
- New Hope Cemetery
- Fairview Cemetery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
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.<3>
While we didn't find Weir Lake in the Atlas, the following 1895 communities would have been found near the current location of Weir Lake.
These communities are listed based on their distance from Weir Lake, with the one closest to Weir Lake listed first.
- Effort
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Brodheadsville
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Gilbert
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Rossland
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Rossland is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rossland
- McIlhaney
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- McIlhaney is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McIlhaney
- Kresgeville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Kunkletown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Saylorsburg
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- McMichael
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- McMichael is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McMichael
- Benders Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Benders Junction is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Benders Junction
- Katellen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Katellen is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Katellen
- Appenzell
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Appenzell is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appenzell
- Continue List (18 more) ...
- Little Gap
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Little Gap is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Gap
- Delps
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Delps is located in Northampton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delps
- Bossardsville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Bossardsville is located in Monroe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bossardsville
We've also created an expanded list of communities that existed in the 1890's and were located in the area around Weir Lake. See our List of 1890's Communities around Weir Lake.
Newspapers Published in Weir Lake ...
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 52 newspapers that have been published in the area around Weir Lake.
Although we're unaware of any newspapers that were published in the immediate area of Weir Lake, there are papers which were published within 13 miles [20.9 km]<4>. A list of those papers, sorted by paper name, can be found on the Extended Newspaper List for Weir Lake.
Websites to Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
When we do our genealogical research, we first turn to the websites from Cyndi's List, FamilySearch and Genealogy Trails. These websites 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 Weir Lake:
- Websites specific to Pennsylvania
- Pages specific to Monroe County
- Genealogy information for nearby counties
- Berks County
- Bucks County
- Carbon County
- Lackawanna County
- Lehigh County
- Luzerne County
- Northampton County
- Pike County
- Schuylkill County
- Wayne County
- Hunterdon County
- Sussex County
- Warren County
- Cemetery Information and Directories for Pennsylvania
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Weir Lake, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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- Weir Lake) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |