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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 Spring, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crystal Spring 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 Spring:
- 42.487849, -77.051913
- 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 Spring
- 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 Yates County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Yates County
- Since Crystal Spring is near Schuyler County and also Steuben County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuyler County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben 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 Spring
Communities Also Named Crystal Spring ...
We found four communities that are also named Crystal Spring.
Within New York, the name Crystal Spring is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Leelanau County
- This Crystal Spring is located in Leelanau County and lies 458 miles [737.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crystal Spring that is located in Yates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leelanau County community of Crystal Spring.
- Minnesota
- Winona County
- This Crystal Spring is located in Winona County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crystal Spring that is located in Yates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winona County community of Crystal Spring.
- Pennsylvania
- Fulton County
- This Crystal Spring is located in Fulton County and lies 185 miles [297.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Crystal Spring that is located in Yates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Crystal Spring.
- Virginia
- Roanoke City
- This Crystal Spring is located in Roanoke City and lies 393 miles [632.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Crystal Spring that is located in Yates County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke City community of Crystal Spring.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Spring ...
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.
- Dundee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Glen Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Glen Grove is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Grove
- Grove Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Grove Springs is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Springs
- Hector
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Himrod
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Irelandville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Irelandville is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Irelandville
- Pine Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Pine Creek is located in Schuyler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Porter Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Porter Corner is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Corner
- Reading Center
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Rock Stream
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Second Milo
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Second Milo is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Second Milo
- Willow Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Willow Grove is located in Yates County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
How Far From Crystal Spring 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 Spring to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crystal Spring and extending to:
- Penn Yan, which is the Seat of Yates County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Crystal Spring to Penn Yan, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 167 miles [268.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 247 miles [397.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,746 miles [9,247.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,341 miles [6,986.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<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 Spring) 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 Spring 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 Spring. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4878, Longitude: -77.0519 In this case, the coordinates for Crystal Spring have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.616 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.692 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.261 degrees. |
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