Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Crescent View:
  • 35.152859, -87.023064
  • 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 Crescent View

• 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 Giles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
  • Since Crescent View is near Limestone County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Limestone County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Crescent View

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crescent View ...

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.

• Blooming Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Blooming Grove is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
• Five Points
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Five Points is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
• Goodspring
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Goodspring is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodspring
• Gordon
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Gordon is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Estimated population in 2014: 1,192 people
• Green Acres
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Green Acres is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
• Green Field
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Green Field is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Field
• Lesters
  (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
  • Lesters is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lesters
• Minnow Ford
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Minnow Ford is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minnow Ford
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Oak Grove is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Sugartree Ford
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugartree Ford is located in Giles County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugartree Ford

How Far From Crescent View to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Crescent View to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Crescent View and extending to:

• Pulaski, which is the Seat of Giles County, lies just to the North.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 70 miles [112.7 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from Crescent View to Nashville, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take three full days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 607 miles [976.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,482 miles [10,431.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,198 miles [11,584.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'