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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 Mills, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crescent Mills 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 Mills:
    • 42.219535, -72.860097
    • 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 Mills
  • 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 Hampden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampden County
    • Since Crescent Mills is near Hampshire County and also Berkshire County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hampshire County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Berkshire 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 Mills

Communities Also Named Crescent Mills ...

We found one communities that are also named Crescent Mills.

Within Massachusetts, the name Crescent Mills is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, there is another community also named Crescent Mills in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Plumas County
      • This Crescent Mills is located in Plumas County and lies 2,469 miles [3,973.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crescent Mills that is located in Hampden County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Crescent Mills.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crescent Mills ...

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.

  • Chester
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Chester is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chester
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,365 people
  • Cold Spring
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Cold Spring is located in Berkshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cold Spring
  • Dayville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Dayville is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dayville
  • Knightville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Knightville is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knightville
  • Little River
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Little River is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Littleville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Littleville is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleville
  • Loudville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Loudville is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loudville
  • Mountain Park
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
    • Mountain Park is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
  • Ringville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Ringville is located in Hampshire County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ringville
  • Rock Valley
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rock Valley is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Valley
  • Trainfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Trainfield is located in Hampden County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trainfield

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

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

  • Springfield, which is the Seat of Hampden County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crescent Mills to Springfield, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 317 miles [510.2 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,585 miles [8,988.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,295 miles [10,130.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,171 miles [6,712.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Crescent Mills) 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 Crescent Mills 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 Mills. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.2195, Longitude: -72.8601       In this case, the coordinates for Crescent Mills have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 305.078 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 300.788 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 301.453 degrees.