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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 Park, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crystal 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 Park:
- 35.003220, -78.950583
- 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 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Crystal Park is near Hoke County and also Robeson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hoke County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Robeson 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 Park
Communities Also Named Crystal Park ...
We found one communities that are also named Crystal Park.
Within North Carolina, the name Crystal Park is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Crystal Park in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ohio
- Stark County
- This Crystal Park is located in Stark County and lies 421 miles [677.5 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Crystal Park that is located in Cumberland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Crystal Park.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal 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.
- Bordeaux
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Bordeaux is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordeaux
- Chestnut Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Chestnut Hills is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hills
- Creekbend
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Creekbend is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekbend
- Crossgates
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Crossgates is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgates
- Decker Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Decker Heights is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Decker Heights
- Ducks Landing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Ducks Landing is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ducks Landing
- Emerald Gardens
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Emerald Gardens is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Gardens
- Glenhaven
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Glenhaven is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenhaven
- Hickory Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Hickory Grove is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Holiday Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Holiday Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
- Hope Mills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Legion Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Legion Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Legion Park
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Phoenician Woods
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Phoenician Woods is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Phoenician Woods
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Quail Ridge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Queensdale
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Queensdale is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queensdale
- Shadowlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Shadowlawn is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadowlawn
- Stoney Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Timberlake is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Timberlake
- Vineland Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Vineland Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineland Park
- Winter Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Winter Park is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winter Park
- Woods Edge
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Woods Edge is located in Cumberland County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Edge
How Far From Crystal Park 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 Crystal Park to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crystal Park and extending to:
- Fayetteville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could walk a straight line from Crystal Park to Raleigh, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,148 miles [9,894.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,840 miles [11,007.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crystal Park) 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 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 Park. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0032, Longitude: -78.9506 In this case, the coordinates for Crystal Park have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.142 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.283 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.844 degrees. |
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