Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Creswell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creswell and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Creswell
- 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 Creswell:
- 39.962093, -76.435073
- 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 Creswell
- 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 Lancaster County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lancaster County
- Since Creswell is near York County and also Harford County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for York County
- eBird sighting report for Harford 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 Creswell ...
We found sixteen communities that share the name Creswell.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Creswell is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- Colorado
- Georgia
- Indiana
- Iowa
- Kansas
- Labette County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Labette County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Labette County community of Creswell.
- Marion County
- 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 Kansas community of Creswell [Marion County].
- Kentucky
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Marion County
- Although located in Marion County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Creswell.
- North Carolina
- Oregon
- Texas
- Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creswell ...
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.
- Chestnut Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Hill
- Chestnut Hill is located in Lancaster County
- Highville
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Lockport
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Lucky
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Margaretta Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Margaretta Furnace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Margaretta Furnace
- Margaretta Furnace is located in York County
- Martinsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Martinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martinsville
- Martinsville is located in York County
- Rockhill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockhill
- Rockhill is located in Lancaster County
- Safe Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Safe Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Safe Harbor
- Safe Harbor is located in Lancaster County
- Slackwater
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slackwater
- Slackwater is located in Lancaster County
- Star Rock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Stone Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Hill
- Stone Hill is located in Lancaster County
How Far From Creswell 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 Creswell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Creswell and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Lancaster County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Creswell to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 80 miles [128.7 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 5 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,827 miles [9,377.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,535 miles [10,517.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,411 miles [7,098.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Creswell. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lancaster County: www.co.lancaster.pa.us/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
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- Creswell) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creswell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9621, Longitude: -76.4351 In this case, the coordinates for Creswell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Creswell 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> | 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 Creswell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Creswell 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 307.457 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.114 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.037 degrees. |