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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 Lake Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crystal Lake Park 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 Lake Park:
- 38.621258, -90.431756
- 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 Lake Park
- 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 Saint Louis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis County
- Since Crystal Lake Park is near Saint Louis City and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Saint Louis City
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Lake Park
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Lake Park ...
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.
- Ellendale
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Ellendale is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ellendale
- Fern Glen
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Fern Glen is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Glen
- Fernridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Fernridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernridge
- Hi-Pointe
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Hi-Pointe is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hi-Pointe
- Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Lake is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake
- Lake Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Lake Junction is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Junction
- Lincoln Beach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Lincoln Beach is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Beach
- Maplewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Maplewood is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,074 people
- Mary Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mary Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary Ridge
- Mountain Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Mountain Ridge is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
- Overland
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Overland is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overland
- Population from the 2020 Census: 15,502 people
- Pagedale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Pagedale is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pagedale
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,290 people
- Continue List (8 more) ...
- Peerless Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Peerless Park is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peerless Park
- Pettys Hill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Pettys Hill is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pettys Hill
- Rock Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Sunset Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Sunset Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 8,448 people
- Sycamore Hills
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Sycamore Hills is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sycamore Hills
- Population from the 2020 Census: 652 people
- Twin Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Twin Oaks is located in Saint Louis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 404 people
- University City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- University City is located in Saint Louis City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 34,049 people
- Valley Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Crystal Lake Park to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Crystal Lake Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crystal Lake Park and extending to:
- Clayton, which is the Seat of Saint Louis County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 94 miles [151.3 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Crystal Lake Park to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 720 miles [1,158.7 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 41 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,062 miles [8,146.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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- Crystal Lake Park) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Lake Park 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 Lake Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6213, Longitude: -90.4318 In this case, the coordinates for Crystal Lake Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.226 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.93 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.76 degrees. |
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