Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crest and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crest
- 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 Crest:
- 33.436219, -86.829990
- 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 Crest
- 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 Jefferson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- Since Crest is near Shelby County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- eBird sighting report for Blount 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Crest ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Crest.
Within Alabama, the name Crest is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- California
- Lassen County
- This Crest is located in Lassen County and lies 1,902 miles [3,061 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crest that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lassen County community of Crest.
- San Diego County
- This Crest is located in San Diego County and lies 1,731 miles [2,785.8 km] to the west of the Crest that is located in Jefferson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Diego County community of Crest.
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Kentucky
- Missouri
- Ontario
- Quebec
- This Crest lies 994 miles [1,599.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Crest that is located in Jefferson County.
- Texas
- Virginia
- Washington
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crest ...
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.
- Chimney Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hills
- Chimney Hills is located in Jefferson County
- Crossgate
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Homewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homewood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
- Homewood is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 25,174 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homewood <4>
- Hoover
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoover
- Hoover is located in Jefferson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 85,959 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hoover <4>
- Imperial Forest
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Imperial Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial Forest
- Imperial Forest is located in Jefferson County
- Lakeview Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Lakeview Park is located in Jefferson County
- Mason City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mason City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason City
- Mason City is located in Jefferson County
- Mill Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Mountain Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Oaks
- Mountain Oaks is located in Jefferson County
- Panorama
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Plantation Point
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Point
- Plantation Point is located in Jefferson County
- Shades Cliff
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shades Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shades Cliff
- Shades Cliff is located in Jefferson County
How Far From Crest 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 Crest to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crest and extending to:
- Birmingham, which is the Seat of Jefferson County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Crest to Montgomery, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,556 miles [10,550.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,265 miles [11,691.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,141 miles [8,273.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crest. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Jefferson County: www.jeffcointouch.com/
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crest) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crest. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4362, Longitude: -86.8300 In this case, the coordinates for Crest have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Crest 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> | 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 Crest 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 313.688 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.289 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.325 degrees. |