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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Crescent Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crescent Village and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Crescent Village:
    • 39.919709, -105.361104
    • 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 Crescent Village
  • 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 Crescent Village ...

We found one communities that share the name Crescent Village.

Within Colorado, the name Crescent Village is unique.

Beyond Colorado, there is another community also named Crescent Village in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Texas
      • Calhoun County
      • This community is historic<1> and although located in Calhoun County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Crescent Village.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crescent Village ...

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.

  • Clay
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clay have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay
    • Clay is located in Jefferson County
  • Coal Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Creek
    • Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County
  • Copperdale
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Copperdale have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Copperdale
    • Copperdale is located in Boulder County
  • Crescent
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
    • Crescent is located in Boulder County
  • Eldorado Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Hills
    • Lincoln Hills is located in Gilpin County
  • Magnolia
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
    • Magnolia is located in Boulder County
  • Plainview
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
    • Plainview is located in Jefferson County
  • Silver Spruce
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Spruce have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Spruce
    • Silver Spruce is located in Boulder County
  • Sunnyside
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyside have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyside
    • Sunnyside is located in Boulder County
  • Switzerland Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Switzerland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Switzerland Park
    • Switzerland Park is located in Boulder County
  • Tall Timber
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tall Timber have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tall Timber
    • Tall Timber is located in Boulder County
  • Twin Spruce
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Spruce
    • Twin Spruce is located in Jefferson County
  • Wondervu
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wondervu have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wondervu
    • Wondervu is located in Boulder County

How Far From Crescent Village 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 Crescent Village to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in Crescent Village and extending to:

  • Boulder, which is the Seat of Boulder County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<4> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could walk a straight line from Crescent Village to Denver, 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 most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,506 miles [2,423.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 59 days and walking would take 86 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,873 miles [11,061 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 7,636 miles [12,289 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,569 miles [8,962.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crescent Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Boulder County: www.co.boulder.co.us/

The official website for State of Colorado: https://www.colorado.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Crescent Village, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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- Crescent Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crescent Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9197, Longitude: -105.3611       In this case, the coordinates for Crescent Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Crescent Village 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 326.825 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 325.407 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.154 degrees.









 

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