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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 Crescent Lake, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crescent Lake and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Lake:
    • 43.505484, -121.969664
    • 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 Crescent 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 Klamath County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Klamath County
    • Since Crescent Lake is near Lane County and also Douglas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lane County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas 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 Crescent Lake

Communities Also Named Crescent Lake ...

We found six communities that are also named Crescent Lake.

Within Oregon, the name Crescent Lake is unique.

Beyond Oregon, we know of six communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Maine
      • Cumberland County
      • This Crescent Lake is located in Cumberland County and lies 2,525 miles [4,063.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crescent Lake that is located in Klamath County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cumberland County community of Crescent Lake.
    • Missouri
      • Clay County
      • This Crescent Lake is located in Clay County and lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km]<1> to the east of the Crescent Lake that is located in Klamath County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Crescent Lake.
    • New Hampshire
      • Sullivan County
      • This Crescent Lake is located in Sullivan County and lies 2,456 miles [3,952.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crescent Lake that is located in Klamath County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Crescent Lake.
    • Ohio
      • Lawrence County
      • This Crescent Lake is located in Lawrence County and lies 2,070 miles [3,331.3 km]<1> to the east of the Crescent Lake that is located in Klamath County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Crescent Lake.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Monroe County
      • This Crescent Lake is located in Monroe County and lies 2,354 miles [3,788.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crescent Lake that is located in Klamath County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Crescent Lake.
    • Saskatchewan
      • This Crescent Lake lies 1,044 miles [1,680.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crescent Lake that is located in Klamath County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crescent 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.

How Far From Crescent 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 Crescent Lake to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crescent Lake and extending to:

  • Klamath Falls, which is the Seat of Klamath County, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the south. If you could drive a straight line from Crescent Lake to Klamath Falls, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • Salem, which is the State Capital of Oregon, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,327 miles [3,744.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 91 days and walking would take 133 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,034 miles [11,320.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,799 miles [12,551.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,890 miles [9,479 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crescent Lake) 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 Crescent Lake 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 Crescent Lake. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.5055, Longitude: -121.9697    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 340.332 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 341.589 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 327.768 degrees.