Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crystal Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crystal Heights and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crystal Heights
- 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 Crystal Heights:
- 28.757772, -81.334234
- 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 Crystal Heights
- 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 Seminole County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Seminole County
- Since Crystal Heights is near Lake County and also Volusia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- eBird sighting report for Volusia 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 Crystal Heights ...
We found two communities that share the name Crystal Heights.
Within Florida, the name Crystal Heights is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nova Scotia
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nova Scotia community of Crystal Heights.
- Quebec
- This Crystal Heights lies 1,264 miles [2,034.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Crystal Heights that is located in Seminole County.
- Nova Scotia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Heights ...
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.
- Bookertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bookertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookertown
- Bookertown is located in Seminole County
- Crystal Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Point
- Crystal Point is located in Seminole County
- Dreamworld
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dreamworld have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dreamworld
- Dreamworld is located in Seminole County
- Elder Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elder Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Springs
- Elder Springs is located in Seminole County
- Flora Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Heights
- Flora Heights is located in Seminole County
- Lake Mary
(Less than 2 miles to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Mary
- Lake Mary is located in Seminole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 17,486 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Mary <4>
- Lake View
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Lincoln Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Heights
- Lincoln Heights is located in Seminole County
- Lock Arbor
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lock Arbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lock Arbor
- Lock Arbor is located in Seminole County
- Longdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Longwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longwood
- Longwood is located in Seminole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,876 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Longwood <4>
- Lordland
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Pinecrest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Winter Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Springs
- Winter Springs is located in Seminole County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 37,423 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Winter Springs <4>
How Far From Crystal Heights to ...
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 Crystal Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crystal Heights and extending to:
- Sanford, which is the Seat of Seminole County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 211 miles [339.6 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Crystal Heights to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 742 miles [1,194.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,200 miles [11,587.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,099 miles [8,206 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crystal Heights. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Seminole County: www.seminolecountyfl.gov/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Crystal Heights 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Crystal Heights) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crystal Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.7578, Longitude: -81.3342 In this case, the coordinates for Crystal Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Crystal Heights 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 310.292 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.717 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.359 degrees. |