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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 Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crescent Heights 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 Crescent Heights:
- 40.055351, -79.937271
- 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 Heights
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Crescent Heights is near Fayette County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland 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 Heights
Communities Also Named Crescent Heights ...
We found four communities that are also named Crescent Heights.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Crescent Heights is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Crescent Heights that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Crescent Heights.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Crescent Heights is located in Burlington County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km]<1> to the east of the Crescent Heights that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Crescent Heights.
- Texas
- Henderson County
- This Crescent Heights is located in Henderson County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crescent Heights that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Crescent Heights.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County and lies 196 miles [315.4 km]<1> to the south of the Crescent Heights that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Crescent Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crescent Heights ...
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.
- California
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Centerville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Centerville is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,133 people
- Century
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Century is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Century
- Clover Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Hill
- Coal Center
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Daisytown
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Dutch Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dutch Hill is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Hill
- Long Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Long Branch is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
- Population from the 2020 Census: 431 people
- Lover
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Lover is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lover
- Lowhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Lowhill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowhill
- Maple Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maple Glen is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Glen
- Maxwell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Maxwell is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxwell
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Smallwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Smallwood is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smallwood
- Stockdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Superior
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Superior is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Walkertown
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Walkertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkertown
- Wood Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Wood Run is located in Fayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wood Run
How Far From Crescent Heights 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 Crescent Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crescent Heights and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crescent Heights to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 162 miles [260.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,968 miles [9,604.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,685 miles [10,758.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,560 miles [7,338.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Crescent Heights) 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 Heights 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 Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.0554, Longitude: -79.9373 In this case, the coordinates for Crescent Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.57 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.525 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.538 degrees. |
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