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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crescent Park and the surrounding area.
- 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 Park:
- 39.043394, -84.574110
- 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 Crescent Park
- 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 Kenton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kenton County
- Since Crescent Park is near Boone County and also Hamilton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boone County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton 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 Crescent Park
Communities Also Named Crescent Park ...
We found nine communities that are also named Crescent Park.
Within Kentucky, the name Crescent Park is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Santa Clara County
- This Crescent Park is located in Santa Clara County and lies 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km]<1> to the west of the Crescent Park that is located in Kenton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Santa Clara County community of Crescent Park.
- Connecticut
- New London County
- This Crescent Park is located in New London County and lies 670 miles [1,078.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crescent Park that is located in Kenton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Crescent Park.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Crescent Park is located in Hillsborough County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the south of the Crescent Park that is located in Kenton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Crescent Park.
- New Jersey
- Camden County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New Jersey community of Crescent Park [Camden County].
- New York
- Montgomery County
- This Crescent Park is located in Montgomery County and lies 605 miles [973.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crescent Park that is located in Kenton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Crescent Park.
- Ontario
- This Crescent Park lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crescent Park that is located in Kenton County.
- Rhode Island
- Providence County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Rhode Island community of Crescent Park [Providence County].
- Virginia
- Chesterfield County
- This Crescent Park is located in Chesterfield County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Crescent Park that is located in Kenton County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesterfield County community of Crescent Park.
- Wisconsin
- Dane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Crescent Park [Dane County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crescent Park ...
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.
- Bucktown ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Bucktown is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bucktown
- Constance
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Constance is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constance
- Crescent Springs
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Eileen Gardens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Eileen Gardens is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eileen Gardens
- Fashion Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Fashion Heights is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fashion Heights
- Florence
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Frenchmens Corner ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Frenchmens Corner is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchmens Corner
- Hopeful Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Hopeful Heights is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopeful Heights
- Johns Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Johns Hill is located in Campbell County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Hill
- Lakeview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Lakeview is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
- Lincoln Court
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Lincoln Court is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Court
- Little Buck ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Little Buck is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Buck
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Lookout Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Lookout Heights is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lookout Heights
- Marydale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Marydale is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marydale
- Over-The-Rhine
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Over-The-Rhine is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Over-The-Rhine
- Park Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Placid Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Placid Meadows is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Placid Meadows
- Price Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Price Hill is located in Hamilton County (OH)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown is located in Boone County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Summit Hills Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Summit Hills Heights is located in Kenton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Hills Heights
How Far From Crescent Park 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 city such as Crescent Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crescent Park and extending to:
- Independence, which is the Seat of Kenton County, lies just to the South.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from Crescent Park to Frankfort, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 404 miles [650.2 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 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,200 miles [9,977.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,924 miles [11,143.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crescent Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Crescent Park 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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Park 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 Crescent Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0434, Longitude: -84.5741 In this case, the coordinates for Crescent Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.471 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.682 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.949 degrees. |
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