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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 Crystal Valley, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crystal Valley 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 Crystal Valley:
- 43.773897, -86.237574
- 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 Crystal Valley
- 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 Oceana County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Oceana County
- Since Crystal Valley is near Mason County and also Newaygo County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Mason County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Newaygo 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 Crystal Valley
Communities Also Named Crystal Valley ...
We found one communities that are also named Crystal Valley.
Within Michigan, the name Crystal Valley is unique.
Beyond Michigan, there is another community also named Crystal Valley in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Muscogee County
- This Crystal Valley is located in Muscogee County and lies 780 miles [1,255.3 km]<1> to the south of the Crystal Valley that is located in Oceana County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muscogee County community of Crystal Valley.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Valley ...
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.
- Amber
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
- Amber is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amber
- Amber has also been known as:
- Slaughtburg
- Buttersville ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
- Buttersville is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buttersville
- Elm Flats ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
- Elm Flats is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Flats
- Fern
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Fern is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern
- Fern has also been known as:
- Adamsville
- Ferry
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
- Ferry is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
- French Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- French Town is located in Oceana County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Town
- Hart
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- New Era
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Sugar Grove
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
- Sugar Grove is located in Mason County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
- Sugar Grove has also been known as:
- Clark's Corners
How Far From Crystal Valley 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 Crystal Valley to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crystal Valley and extending to:
- Hart, which is the Seat of Oceana County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Crystal Valley to Lansing, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 583 miles [938.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,040 miles [9,720.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crystal Valley) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Crystal Valley 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 Crystal Valley. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.7739, Longitude: -86.2376 In this case, the coordinates for Crystal Valley have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.47 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.507 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.279 degrees. |
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