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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 Crescent Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crescent Heights and the surrounding area.
- 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 Heights:
- 32.186818, -95.943300
- 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 Heights
- 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 Henderson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Since Crescent Heights is near Navarro County and also Van Zandt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Navarro County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Zandt 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 Heights
Communities Also Named Crescent Heights ...
We found four communities that are also named Crescent Heights.
Within Texas, the name Crescent Heights is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Crescent Heights is located in Jefferson County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the east of the Crescent Heights that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Crescent Heights.
- New Jersey
- Burlington County
- This Crescent Heights is located in Burlington County and lies 1,296 miles [2,085.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crescent Heights that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burlington County community of Crescent Heights.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Crescent Heights is located in Washington County and lies 1,042 miles [1,676.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crescent Heights that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Crescent Heights.
- Virginia
- Roanoke County
- This Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County and lies 968 miles [1,557.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crescent Heights that is located in Henderson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Crescent Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crescent Heights ...
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.
- Big Rock
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Big Rock is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
- Cross Roads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cross Roads is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Enchanted Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Enchanted Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enchanted Oaks
- Population from the 2020 Census: 343 people
- Log Cabin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Log Cabin is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Cabin
- Population from the 2020 Census: 785 people
- Pickens
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Pickens is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pickens
- Shady Oaks
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Shady Oaks is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Oaks
- Star Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Star Harbor is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Harbor
- Population from the 2020 Census: 487 people
- Virginia Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Virginia Hill is located in Henderson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Hill
How Far From Crescent Heights 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 Crescent Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crescent Heights and extending to:
- Athens, which is the Seat of Henderson County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Crescent Heights to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,156 miles [1,860.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,983 miles [11,238 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,713 miles [12,412.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,590 miles [8,996.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Crescent Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Crescent Heights 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 Crescent Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1868, Longitude: -95.9433 In this case, the coordinates for Crescent Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.299 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.657 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.348 degrees. |
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