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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 Crestfield, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crestfield 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 Crestfield:
    • 39.820946, -75.497143
    • 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.
    • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Crestfield
  • 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 New Castle County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Castle County
    • Since Crestfield is near Delaware County and also Gloucester County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gloucester 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Crestfield

Communities Also Named Crestfield ...

We found four communities that are also named Crestfield.

Within Delaware, the name Crestfield is unique.

Beyond Delaware, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Bibb County
      • This Crestfield is located in Bibb County and lies 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Crestfield that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Crestfield.
    • Ohio
      • Butler County
      • This Crestfield is located in Butler County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the west of the Crestfield that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Crestfield.
    • Tennessee
      • Hamilton County
      • This Crestfield is located in Hamilton County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crestfield that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Crestfield.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Crestfield is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,909 miles [3,072.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crestfield that is located in New Castle County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Crestfield.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crestfield ...

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.

  • Beau Tree
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Beau Tree is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beau Tree
  • Birch Knoll
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Birch Knoll is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birch Knoll
  • Booths Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Booths Corner is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Booths Corner
  • Brandywood
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Brandywood is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brandywood
  • Brookcroft
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Brookcroft is located in Delaware County (PA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookcroft
  • Carpenter
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Carpenter is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpenter
  • Cedartree
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Cedartree is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedartree
  • Greentree
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Greentree is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greentree
  • Grubbs Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Grubbs Corner is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grubbs Corner
  • Heatherbrooke
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Heatherbrooke is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heatherbrooke
  • Hillendale
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hillendale is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillendale
  • Holiday Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Holiday Hills is located in New Castle County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
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    • Holly Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Holly Hills is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
    • Indian Field
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Indian Field is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Field
    • Kings Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Kings Ridge is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
    • Log Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Log Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Run
    • Longview Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Longview Farms is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Farms
    • Maplechase
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Maplechase is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplechase
    • Riverview Gardens
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Riverview Gardens is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview Gardens
    • Silverside
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Silverside is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silverside
    • Valley Run
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Valley Run is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Run
    • Windy Bush
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Windy Bush is located in New Castle County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Bush

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crestfield and extending to:

  • Wilmington, which is the Seat of New Castle County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Dover, which is the State Capital of Delaware, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Crestfield to Dover, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 104 miles [167.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 4 days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,793 miles [9,322.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,499 miles [10,459.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,376 miles [7,042.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crestfield) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Crestfield to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crestfield. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8209, Longitude: -75.4971       In this case, the coordinates for Crestfield have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.912 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.473 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.692 degrees.