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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 Crestmore:
34.024181, -117.388101
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We found one communities that share the name Crestmore.
There is one other community in California which is also named Crestmore.
Beyond California.
Communities Located In California ...
San Bernardino County
This Crestmore is located in San Bernardino County and lies less than 2 miles<1> to the north northwest of the Crestmore that is located in Riverside County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Crestmore.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crestmore ...
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.
Belltown (Less than 2 miles to the south)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Belltown have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crestmore to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crestmore and extending to:
Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Crestmore to Sacramento, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 22 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 16 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,247 miles [3,616.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 88 days and walking would take 128 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,549 miles [12,148.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,317 miles [13,384.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,299 miles [10,137.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Crestmore) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crestmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.0242, Longitude: -117.3881 In this case, the coordinates for Crestmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
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<4>
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.
<5>
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 Crestmore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.528 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.275 degrees.
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The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.138 degrees.