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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 Crestmont, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crestmont 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 Crestmont:
    • 40.135665, -75.127951
    • 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 Crestmont
  • 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
    • Since Crestmont is near Bucks County and also Philadelphia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bucks County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Philadelphia 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 Crestmont

Communities Also Named Crestmont ...

We found seven communities that are also named Crestmont.

There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Crestmont.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Clinton County
      • This Crestmont is located in Clinton County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crestmont that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clinton County community of Crestmont.
    • Sullivan County
      • This Crestmont is located in Sullivan County and lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Crestmont that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Crestmont.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Crestmont is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 837 miles [1,347 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crestmont that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Crestmont.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Crestmont is located in Hillsborough County and lies 933 miles [1,501.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Crestmont that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Crestmont.
    • Louisiana
      • Jefferson Parish
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Crestmont [Jefferson Parish].
    • North Carolina
      • Haywood County
      • This Crestmont is located in Haywood County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crestmont that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haywood County community of Crestmont.
    • South Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Crestmont is located in Cherokee County and lies 497 miles [799.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Crestmont that is located in Montgomery County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Crestmont.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crestmont ...

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.

  • Cedarbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Cedarbrook is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
  • Dublin Chase
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Dublin Chase is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Chase
  • Dublin Crossing
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Dublin Crossing is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dublin Crossing
  • Fairoaks
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fairoaks is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
  • Heaton
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Heaton is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heaton
  • Hill Crest
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Hill Crest is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
  • Hillside ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Hillside is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillside
  • Jamestown Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Jamestown Village is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown Village
  • Jenkintown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Kennedy House
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Kennedy House is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kennedy House
  • Meadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Mill Run
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Mill Run is located in Montgomery County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Noble
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Noble is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Noble
    • Paper Mills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Paper Mills is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paper Mills
    • Pheasant Knoll
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Pheasant Knoll is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Knoll
    • Robert Bruce
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Robert Bruce is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robert Bruce
    • Saw Mill Valley
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Saw Mill Valley is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saw Mill Valley
    • Shoemaker Village
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Shoemaker Village is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemaker Village
    • Sunnybrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sunnybrook is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnybrook
    • Walnut Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Walnut Hill is located in Montgomery County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
    • Willow Grove
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)

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

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

  • Norristown, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Crestmont to Norristown, with an average speed<4> 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 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west (W). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 132 miles [212.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,765 miles [9,277.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,471 miles [10,414.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crestmont) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Crestmont could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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 Crestmont. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1357, Longitude: -75.1280       In this case, the coordinates for Crestmont have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.666 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.244 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.401 degrees.