Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crescent City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crescent City and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crescent City
- 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 City:
- 47.070756, -114.814850
- 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 Crescent City
- 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 Mineral County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- Since Crescent City is near Missoula County and also Shoshone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Missoula County
- eBird sighting report for Shoshone 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 Crescent City ...
We found three communities that share the name Crescent City.
Within Montana, the name Crescent City is unique.
Beyond Montana, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Del Norte County
- This Crescent City is located in Del Norte County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Crescent City that is located in Mineral County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Del Norte County community of Crescent City.
- Florida
- Putnam County
- This Crescent City is located in Putnam County and lies 2,152 miles [3,463.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Crescent City that is located in Mineral County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of Crescent City.
- Illinois
- Iroquois County
- This Crescent City is located in Iroquois County and lies 1,401 miles [2,254.7 km]<1> to the east of the Crescent City that is located in Mineral County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Iroquois County community of Crescent City.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crescent City ...
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.
- Cedar Junction ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Junction
- Cedar Junction is located in Mineral County
- Cedar Mouth ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Mouth have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Mouth
- Cedar Mouth is located in Mineral County
- Keystone ‑ Historic
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest) - Oliverville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oliverville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oliverville
- Oliverville is located in Mineral County
- Quartz
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Riverbend
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Spring Gulch
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gulch
- Spring Gulch is located in Mineral County
- Stark
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east) - Superior
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Superior is located in Mineral County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <4>
How Far From Crescent City 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 community such as Crescent City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<5> community of Crescent City once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Crescent City and extending to:
- Superior, which is the Seat of Mineral County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Helena, which is the State Capital of Montana, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Crescent City to Helena, with an average speed<6>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 1,968 miles [3,167.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 112 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,674 miles [10,740.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,442 miles [11,976.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,490 miles [8,835.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Mineral County: www.co.mineral.mt.us/
The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/
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- Crescent City) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crescent City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0708, Longitude: -114.8149 In this case, the coordinates for Crescent City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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 Crescent City, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 City to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 334.704 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.246 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.96 degrees. |