Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crestmont Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crestmont Village and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crestmont Village
- 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 Crestmont Village:
- 40.592289, -80.271450
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Crestmont Village
- 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 Beaver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Beaver County
- Since Crestmont Village is near Allegheny County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- eBird sighting report for Butler 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crestmont Village ...
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.
- Byersdale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Doctor Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Doctor Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctor Heights
- Doctor Heights is located in Beaver County
- Economy
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Fairoaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Freedom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Freedom have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Beaver County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,458 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Freedom <2>
- Gringo
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
- Gringo is located in Beaver County
- Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Independence is located in Beaver County
- Josephtown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Josephtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Josephtown
- Josephtown is located in Beaver County
- Merrill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Moon
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Moon Crest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Moon Crest have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Crest
- Moon Crest is located in Allegheny County
- Shields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Stoops Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoops Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry
- Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
- Woodlawn
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Crestmont Village 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 Crestmont Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Crestmont Village and extending to:
- Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 179 miles [288.1 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Crestmont Village to Harrisburg, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 207 miles [333.1 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,958 miles [9,588.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,553 miles [7,327.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crestmont Village. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Beaver County: www.co.beaver.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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- Crestmont Village) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crestmont Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5923, Longitude: -80.2715 In this case, the coordinates for Crestmont Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Crestmont Village to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.749 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.811 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.494 degrees. |