Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crystal Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crystal Lake and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crystal Lake
- 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:
- 41.018986, -74.212368
- 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 Crystal Lake
- 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 Bergen County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bergen County
- Since Crystal Lake is near Passaic County and also Morris County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Passaic County
- eBird sighting report for Morris 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 Crystal Lake ...
We found 26 communities that share the name Crystal Lake.
There is one other community in New Jersey which is also named Crystal Lake.
Beyond New Jersey, we know of another 25 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 25 communities, 25 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In New Jersey ...
- Ocean County
- This Crystal Lake is located in Ocean County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the south of the Crystal Lake that is located in Bergen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Crystal Lake.
- Ocean County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Saint Clair 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 Alabama community of Crystal Lake [Saint Clair County].
- California
- Nevada County
- This Crystal Lake is located in Nevada County and lies 2,419 miles [3,893 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crystal Lake that is located in Bergen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nevada County community of Crystal Lake.
- Colorado
- Jefferson 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 Colorado community of Crystal Lake [Jefferson County].
- Lake County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Crystal Lake [Lake County].
- Connecticut
- Tolland County
- This Crystal Lake is located in Tolland County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crystal Lake that is located in Bergen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tolland County community of Crystal Lake.
- Florida
- Broward County
- This Crystal Lake is located in Broward County and lies 1,072 miles [1,725.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Crystal Lake that is located in Bergen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broward County community of Crystal Lake.
- Orange 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 Florida community of Crystal Lake [Orange County].
- Polk County
- This Crystal Lake is located in Polk County and lies 996 miles [1,602.9 km] to the south southwest of the Crystal Lake that is located in Bergen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Crystal Lake.
- Washington County
- This Crystal Lake is located in Washington County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km] to the southwest of the Crystal Lake that is located in Bergen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Crystal Lake.
- Illinois
- Madison 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 Illinois community of Crystal Lake [Madison County].
- McHenry County
- This Crystal Lake is located in McHenry County and lies 732 miles [1,178 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crystal Lake that is located in Bergen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McHenry County community of Crystal Lake.
- Iowa
- Hancock County
- This Crystal Lake is located in Hancock County and lies 1,011 miles [1,627 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crystal Lake that is located in Bergen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Crystal Lake.
- Kansas
- Finney 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 Crystal Lake [Finney County].
- Kentucky
- Oldham 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 Kentucky community of Crystal Lake [Oldham County].
- Michigan
- Benzie 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 Michigan community of Crystal Lake [Benzie County].
- Houghton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Crystal Lake [Houghton County].
- Nebraska
- Dakota 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 Nebraska community of Crystal Lake [Dakota County].
- New York
- Albany 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 New York community of Crystal Lake [Albany County].
- Cattaraugus County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the New York community of Crystal Lake [Cattaraugus County].
- Pennsylvania
- Susquehanna 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 Pennsylvania community of Crystal Lake [Susquehanna County].
- Saskatchewan
- This Crystal Lake lies 1,523 miles [2,451 km]<1> to the northwest of the Crystal Lake that is located in Bergen County.
- South Carolina
- Horry County
- This Crystal Lake is located in Horry County and lies 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Crystal Lake that is located in Bergen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Crystal Lake.
- Texas
- Anderson County
- This Crystal Lake is located in Anderson County and lies 1,340 miles [2,156.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crystal Lake that is located in Bergen County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Crystal Lake.
- West Virginia
- Doddridge 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 West Virginia community of Crystal Lake [Doddridge County].
- Wisconsin
- Waupaca 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 Wisconsin community of Crystal Lake [Waupaca County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Lake ...
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.
- Butler
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Chestnut Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Bergen County
- Fardale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Hillburn
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillburn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillburn
- Hillburn is located in Rockland County (NY)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 980 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hillburn <5>
- Ho-Ho-Kus
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ho-Ho-Kus
- Ho-Ho-Kus is located in Bergen County
- Monks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Bergen County
- Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Mountain View is located in Passaic County
- Packanack Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packanack Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packanack Lake
- Packanack Lake is located in Passaic County
- Park Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Park Ridge. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park Ridge
- Park Ridge is located in Bergen County
- Preakness
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Skylands
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Stonetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Crystal Lake 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 Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crystal Lake and extending to:
- Hackensack, which is the Seat of Bergen County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crystal Lake to Hackensack, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 209 miles [336.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,690 miles [9,157.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,398 miles [10,296.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,274 miles [6,878.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crystal Lake. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bergen County: www.co.bergen.nj.us/
The official website for State of New Jersey: https://www.state.nj.us/
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- Crystal Lake) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crystal Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0190, Longitude: -74.2124 In this case, the coordinates for Crystal Lake 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 Crystal Lake 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> | 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> | 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> | 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 Crystal Lake 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 306.033 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.669 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.617 degrees. |