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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 Cress, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cress 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 Cress:
    • 39.735650, -77.564436
    • 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 Cress
  • 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Franklin County
    • Since Cress is near Washington County and also Frederick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Frederick 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 Cress

Communities Also Named Cress ...

We found one communities that are also named Cress.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Cress is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Cress in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Louisiana
      • Saint James Parish
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Cress [Saint James Parish].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cress ...

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.

  • Beartown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Beartown is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beartown
  • Browns Store ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Browns Store is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browns Store
  • Cascade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cascade
  • Cavetown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Cavetown is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavetown
  • Five Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Five Forks is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Fountain Dale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Fountain Dale is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Dale
  • Fox Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Fox Hill is located in Franklin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hill
  • Gladhill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Gladhill is located in Adams County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladhill
  • Greenvale Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Greenvale Village is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenvale Village
  • Havenwood Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Havenwood Hills is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havenwood Hills
  • Highfield
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Highfield is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
  • Highfield - Cascade
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Highfield - Cascade is located in Washington County (MD)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield - Cascade
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Holiday Farms
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Holiday Farms is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Farms
    • Roadside
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Roadside is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roadside
    • Rocky Forge
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Forge is located in Washington County (MD)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Forge
    • Shady Grove
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
      • Shady Grove is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
    • Slabtown
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Slabtown is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slabtown
    • Tomstown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Tomstown is located in Franklin County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomstown

How Far From Cress to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cress to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Cress and extending to:

  • Chambersburg, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cress to Chambersburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 52 miles [83.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 64 miles [103 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,884 miles [9,469.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,594 miles [10,612 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,470 miles [7,193.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Cress, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- Cress) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Cress 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 Cress. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7356, Longitude: -77.5644       In this case, the coordinates for Cress have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.149 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.863 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.615 degrees.