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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 Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crescent Beach 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 Beach:
    • 41.654272, -70.786701
    • 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 Beach
  • 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 Beach ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Crescent Beach.

There is one other community in Massachusetts which is also named Crescent Beach.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, eleven are located in the United States and six are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Massachusetts ...
    • Suffolk County
      • This Crescent Beach is located in Suffolk County and lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the north of the Crescent Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Suffolk County community of Crescent Beach.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Crescent Beach lies 2,378 miles [3,827 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crescent Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
    • Connecticut
      • New London County
      • This Crescent Beach is located in New London County and lies 76 miles [122.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crescent Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New London County community of Crescent Beach.
    • Florida
      • Saint Johns County
      • This Crescent Beach is located in Saint Johns County and lies 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Crescent Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Johns County community of Crescent Beach.
      • Sarasota 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 Florida community of Crescent Beach [Sarasota County].
    • Maine
      • Cumberland 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 Maine community of Crescent Beach [Cumberland County].
      • Knox County
      • This Crescent Beach is located in Knox County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Crescent Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Crescent Beach.
    • Minnesota
      • Hennepin County
      • This Crescent Beach is located in Hennepin County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crescent Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hennepin County community of Crescent Beach.
    • New York
      • Monroe County
      • This Crescent Beach is located in Monroe County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crescent Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Crescent Beach.
      • Richmond 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 York community of Crescent Beach [Richmond County].
    • Nova Scotia
      • This Crescent Beach lies 368 miles [592.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crescent Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
    • Ontario
      • This Crescent Beach lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crescent Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
    • Quebec
      • This Crescent Beach lies 352 miles [566.5 km]<1> to the north of the Crescent Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Crescent Beach is located in Horry County and lies 692 miles [1,113.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Crescent Beach that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Crescent Beach.
    • Washington
      • Clallam 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 Washington community of Crescent Beach [Clallam County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crescent Beach ...

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.

  • Alms House
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alms House have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alms House
    • Alms House is located in Plymouth County
  • Cannonville
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannonville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonville
    • Cannonville is located in Plymouth County
  • Harbor Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
    • Harbor Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Harbor View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
    • Harbor View is located in Bristol County
  • Holly Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Woods
    • Holly Woods is located in Plymouth County
  • Marion
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion
    • Marion is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,189 people
  • Piney Point Beach
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Point Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Point Beach
    • Piney Point Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Shell Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shell Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Beach
    • Shell Beach is located in Plymouth County
  • Silver Shell Beach
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Shell Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Shell Beach
    • Silver Shell Beach is located in Bristol County
  • Wolf Lake
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Lake
    • Wolf Lake is located in Plymouth County

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

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

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crescent Beach to Plymouth, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 50 miles [80.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 380 miles [611.6 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,519 miles [8,882 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,222 miles [10,013.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,100 miles [6,598.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

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

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.gov/

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 Beach) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crescent Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6543, Longitude: -70.7867       In this case, the coordinates for Crescent Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Crescent Beach 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>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 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 Beach to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.918 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.388 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.81 degrees.




 

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