Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Creswell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creswell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Creswell
- 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 Creswell:
- 45.019447, -85.352571
- 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 Creswell
- 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 Antrim County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Antrim County
- Since Creswell is near Grand Traverse County and also Leelanau County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grand Traverse County
- eBird sighting report for Leelanau 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Creswell ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Creswell.
Within Michigan, the name Creswell is unique.
Beyond Michigan, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Labette County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Labette County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Labette County community of Creswell.
- Marion 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 Kansas community of Creswell [Marion County].
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Missouri
- Marion County
- Although located in Marion County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Creswell.
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Pennsylvania
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creswell ...
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.
- Angel
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel
- Angel is located in Grand Traverse County
- Angel has also been known as:
- Angel Station
- Angell Station
- Central Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Central Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central Lake
- Central Lake is located in Antrim County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 942 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Central Lake <5>
- Clam Lake ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Clam River
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clam River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clam River
- Clam River is located in Antrim County
- Elk Rapids
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Rapids
- Elk Rapids is located in Antrim County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,626 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elk Rapids <5>
- Graves Crossing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Graves Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graves Crossing
- Graves Crossing is located in Antrim County
- Green River
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green River
- Green River is located in Antrim County
- Rapid City
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rapid City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapid City
- Rapid City is located in Kalkaska County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rapid City <5>
- Snowflake
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Torch Lake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torch Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch Lake
- Torch Lake is located in Antrim County
- Torch River
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Torch River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch River
- Torch River is located in Kalkaska County
How Far From Creswell to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Creswell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Creswell and extending to:
- Bellaire, which is the Seat of Antrim County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 162 miles [260.7 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Creswell to Lansing, with an average speed<7>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 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 600 miles [965.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,950 miles [9,575.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,693 miles [10,771.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,582 miles [7,374 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Creswell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Antrim County: www.antrimcounty.org/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
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- Creswell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creswell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.0194, Longitude: -85.3526 In this case, the coordinates for Creswell 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 Creswell 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> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Creswell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 Creswell to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.825 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.96 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.397 degrees. |