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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 Crest View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crest View 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 Crest View:
- 40.202592, -76.692747
- 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 Crest View
- 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 Dauphin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dauphin County
- Since Crest View is near Lancaster County and also York County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Open the eBird sighting report for York 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 Crest View
Communities Also Named Crest View ...
We found three communities that are also named Crest View.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Crest View is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Crest View is located in Hillsborough County and lies 910 miles [1,464.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Crest View that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Crest View.
- New Mexico
- McKinley County
- Although located in McKinley County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McKinley County community of Crest View.
- Tennessee
- Sullivan County
- This Crest View is located in Sullivan County and lies 391 miles [629.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Crest View that is located in Dauphin County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Crest View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crest View ...
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.
- Bass Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Bass Lake is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Lake
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Beverly is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Chartwood
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Chartwood is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chartwood
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Hill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Ebenezer
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Ebenezer is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
- Elizabethtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- English Manor
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- English Manor is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Manor
- Harvest Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harvest Hills is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvest Hills
- Hershey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Hickory Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hickory Ridge is located in Lancaster County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Ridge
- High Ridge
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- High Ridge is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Ridge
- Highspire
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Hockersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hockersville is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockersville
- Hummelstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Marsh Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Marsh Run is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Run
- Pleasant View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Pleasant View is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Sandhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sandhill is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill
- Union Deposit
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Union Deposit is located in Dauphin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Deposit
- Valley Green
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Valley Green is located in York County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Green
How Far From Crest View 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 Crest View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crest View and extending to:
- Harrisburg, which is the Seat of Dauphin County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Crest View to Harrisburg, 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,538 miles [10,521.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,413 miles [7,102 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 from Point A (ie- Crest View) 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 Crest View 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 Crest View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2026, Longitude: -76.6927 In this case, the coordinates for Crest View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.593 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.305 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.051 degrees. |
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