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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 Crestview Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crestview Heights 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 Crestview Heights:
    • 39.585047, -86.316380
    • 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 Crestview 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 Morgan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Since Crestview Heights is near Hendricks County and also Johnson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hendricks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson 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 Crestview Heights

Communities Also Named Crestview Heights ...

We found one communities that are also named Crestview Heights.

Within Indiana, the name Crestview Heights is unique.

Beyond Indiana, there is another community also named Crestview Heights in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • South Carolina
      • Pickens County
      • This Crestview Heights is located in Pickens County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Crestview Heights that is located in Morgan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Crestview Heights.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crestview 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.

  • Allman
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Allman is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allman
  • Bethany
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Bethany is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bethany
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 88 people
  • Bluff Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
  • Clearview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Clearview is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearview
  • Deerwood
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Deerwood is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Exchange
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Exchange is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Exchange
  • Fields
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Fields is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fields
  • Five Points
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Fox Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Fox Hill is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
  • Friendswood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Friendswood is located in Hendricks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendswood
  • Gasburg
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Gasburg is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gasburg
  • Joppa
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Joppa is located in Hendricks County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Kinder
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Kinder is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinder
    • Maple Ridge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Maple Ridge is located in Marion County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
    • Pebble Run
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Pebble Run is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Run
    • Red House ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Red House is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red House
    • Waters Edge
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
      • Waters Edge is located in Johnson County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
    • Young
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Young is located in Morgan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young

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

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

  • Martinsville, which is the Seat of Morgan County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crestview Heights to Martinsville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 498 miles [801.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,243 miles [10,047.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,972 miles [11,220.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,849 miles [7,803.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Crestview Heights) 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 Crestview Heights 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 Crestview Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5850, Longitude: -86.3164       In this case, the coordinates for Crestview Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.578 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.025 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.591 degrees.