Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cresaptown, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cresaptown and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cresaptown

• 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 Cresaptown:
  • 39.593032, -78.833848
  • 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 Cresaptown

• 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
  • Since Cresaptown is near Mineral County and also Bedford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford 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 Cresaptown

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cresaptown ...

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.

• Bowling Green
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Bowling Green is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowling Green
• Brady
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Brady is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Brady
  • From Cresaptown to Brady
• Cedar Cliff
  (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
  • Cedar Cliff is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Cliff
• Frost ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Frost is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
• Horseshoe Curve
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Horseshoe Curve is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horseshoe Curve
• Knobmount
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knobmount is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobmount
• Lucas Heights
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Lucas Heights is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas Heights
• Mexico
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mexico is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
• Porters ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Porters is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters
• Red Hill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Red Hill is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Short Gap
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Short Gap is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Short Gap
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Short Gap
  • From Cresaptown to Short Gap
• Sixmile House
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Sixmile House is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sixmile House
• Triple Lakes
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Triple Lakes is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Triple Lakes

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Cresaptown and extending to:

• Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies just to the Northeast.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Cresaptown to Annapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 107 miles [172.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,943 miles [9,564.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,655 miles [10,710.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,531 miles [7,291.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'