Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Crestview, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crestview and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Crestview
- 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 Crestview:
- 40.181460, -79.863380
- 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 Crestview
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since Crestview is near Allegheny County and also Westmoreland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Crestview ...
We found 35 communities that share the name Crestview.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Crestview.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another 33 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 33 communities, 33 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Montgomery County
- Northampton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile County
- This Crestview is located in Mobile County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Crestview that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Crestview.
- Tuscaloosa County
- This Crestview is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 642 miles [1,033.2 km] to the southwest of the Crestview that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Crestview.
- Arizona
- California
- Colorado
- Florida
- Miami-Dade County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Crestview [Miami-Dade County].
- Okaloosa County
- This Crestview is located in Okaloosa County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Crestview that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Crestview.
- Walton County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Crestview [Walton County].
- Georgia
- Hawaii
- This Crestview lies 4,664 miles [7,506 km]<2> to the west of the Crestview that is located in Washington County.
- Indiana
- Bartholomew County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Indiana community of Crestview [Bartholomew County].
- Porter County
- This Crestview is located in Porter County and lies 385 miles [619.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Crestview that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Porter County community of Crestview.
- Kentucky
- Manitoba
- This Crestview lies 1,078 miles [1,734.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Crestview that is located in Washington County.
- Maryland
- Harford County
- This Crestview is located in Harford County and lies 201 miles [323.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Crestview that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Crestview.
- Kent County
- This Crestview is located in Kent County and lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the east southeast of the Crestview that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Crestview.
- Montgomery County
- This Crestview is located in Montgomery County and lies 169 miles [272 km] to the east southeast of the Crestview that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Crestview.
- Washington County
- This Crestview is located in Washington County and lies 125 miles [201.2 km] to the east southeast of the Crestview that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Crestview.
- Michigan
- New Jersey
- New York
- North Carolina
- Ohio
- Lucas County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Crestview [Lucas County].
- Warren County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Crestview [Warren County].
- Ontario
- This Crestview lies 413 miles [664.7 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Crestview that is located in Washington County.
- South Carolina
- Darlington County
- This Crestview is located in Darlington County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the south of the Crestview that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Crestview.
- Greenwood County
- This Crestview is located in Greenwood County and lies 429 miles [690.4 km] to the south southwest of the Crestview that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Crestview.
- Tennessee
- Utah
- Virginia
- Wisconsin
- Racine County
- This Crestview is located in Racine County and lies 449 miles [722.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Crestview that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Racine County community of Crestview.
- Rock County
- This Crestview is located in Rock County and lies 501 miles [806.3 km] to the west northwest of the Crestview that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rock County community of Crestview.
- Wyoming
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crestview ...
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.
- Black Diamond
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Diamond
- Black Diamond is located in Washington County
- Fisher
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Grandview
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Lockview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Mustard
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Pricedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Reduction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Rogers Stop
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Stop have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Stop
- Rogers Stop is located in Washington County
- Sunny Side
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Sunny Side. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Allegheny County
- Twilight
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Twin Bridges
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Bridges have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Bridges
- Twin Bridges is located in Washington County
- Victory Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Hills
- Victory Hills is located in Washington County
How Far From Crestview 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 Crestview to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crestview and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Crestview to Washington, with an average speed<5> 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 most of a day.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 157 miles [252.7 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 9 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,676 miles [10,744 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,552 miles [7,325.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crestview. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.pa.us/
The official website for Commonwealth of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Crestview 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. |
| <2> | 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- Crestview) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crestview. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1815, Longitude: -79.8634 In this case, the coordinates for Crestview have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Crestview to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.518 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.486 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.459 degrees. |