Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Creston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Creston
- 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 Creston:
- 35.519263, -120.524106
- 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 Creston
- 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 San Luis Obispo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for San Luis Obispo County
- Since Creston is near Kern County and also San Mateo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Kern County
- eBird sighting report for San Mateo 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 Creston ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Creston.
There is one other community in California which is also named Creston.
Beyond California, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 22 communities, 21 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In California ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Creston lies 959 miles [1,543.4 km]<1> to the north of the Creston that is located in San Luis Obispo County.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- Delaware County
- This Creston is located in Delaware County and lies 1,930 miles [3,106 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Creston that is located in San Luis Obispo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Creston.
- Lake County
- This Creston is located in Lake County and lies 1,822 miles [2,932.2 km] to the east northeast of the Creston that is located in San Luis Obispo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Creston.
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Montana
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- New Mexico
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Creston lies 3,379 miles [5,438 km]<1> to the northeast of the Creston that is located in San Luis Obispo County.
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- South Dakota
- Tennessee
- Washington
- West Virginia
- Wyoming
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creston ...
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.
- Dove ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Eaglet ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Edna
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the south) - Garden Farms
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Farms
- Garden Farms is located in San Luis Obispo County
- Goldtree
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest) - Henry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Navajo ‑ Historic
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast) - Reeds ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the south) - Union
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
How Far From Creston to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Creston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Creston and extending to:
- San Luis Obispo, which is the Seat of San Luis Obispo County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Creston to San Luis Obispo, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 217 miles [349.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,380 miles [3,830.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,523 miles [12,107.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,292 miles [13,344.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,313 miles [10,159.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Creston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for San Luis Obispo County: www.co.slo.ca.us/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Creston) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.5193, Longitude: -120.5241 |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Creston 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> | 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 Creston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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. |
| <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 Creston 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 338.343 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.79 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.996 degrees. |