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Welcome to Crater ...

Crater is located in Grant County<1>.

Crater is 1,290 feet [393 m] above sea level.<2>.

Time Zone: Crater lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time

Area Code for Crater: 509

Communities Also Named Crater ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 3 communities that are also named Crater - they are located in California, Colorado and Idaho.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Crater.

Communities near Crater ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Crater.

  • East Wenatchee
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Quincy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Ephrata
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Rock Island
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • George
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Palisades
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palisades
    • Palisades is located in Douglas County
  • Malaga
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Appleyard
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Appleyard
    • Appleyard is located in Chelan County
  • East Wenatchee Bench
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for East Wenatchee Bench have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Wenatchee Bench
    • East Wenatchee Bench is located in Douglas County
  • Vantage
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the south)

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Crater. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Crater.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Crater. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Crater.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Crater. See our Newspapers Page for Crater.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Crater ...

Looking for more information about Crater? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Crater, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Crater.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Washington's counties, including Grant, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Crater - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.