Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Park Crest, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Park Crest and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Park Crest

• 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 Park Crest:
  • 40.816755, -76.047153
  • 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 Park Crest

• 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
  • Since Park Crest is near Carbon County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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 Park Crest

Communities Also Named Park Crest ...

We found one communities that are also named Park Crest.

Within Pennsylvania, the name Park Crest is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Park Crest in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Utah
    • Salt Lake County
    • This Park Crest is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,860 miles [2,993.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Park Crest that is located in Schuylkill County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Park Crest.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Park Crest ...

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.

• Craigs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Craigs is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craigs
• Haddock
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Haddock is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
• Hills Terrace
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Hills Terrace is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills Terrace
• Hometown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
• Locust Valley
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Locust Valley is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Valley
• Lofty
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
• Mary-D
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Mary-D is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mary-D
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mary-D <2>
• Pine Junction
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
• Shoemakers
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Shoemakers is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoemakers
• Still Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Still Creek is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek
• Vulcan
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Vulcan is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan

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

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

• Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Park Crest to Pottsville, 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 57 miles [91.7 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 142 miles [228.5 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,775 miles [9,294 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,486 miles [10,438.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,362 miles [7,020 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'