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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 Crestwood Gardens, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crestwood Gardens 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 Crestwood Gardens:
- 37.211241, -80.391160
- 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 Crestwood Gardens
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since Crestwood Gardens is near Giles County and also Radford City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Giles County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Radford City
- 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 Crestwood Gardens
Communities Also Named Crestwood Gardens ...
We found one communities that are also named Crestwood Gardens.
Within Virginia, the name Crestwood Gardens is unique.
Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Crestwood Gardens in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New York
- Westchester County
- This Crestwood Gardens is located in Westchester County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crestwood Gardens that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Crestwood Gardens.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crestwood Gardens ...
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.
- Airport Acres
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Airport Acres is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Airport Acres
- Cedar Orchard
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cedar Orchard is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Orchard
- Clover Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Valley is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Valley
- Evergreen
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Evergreen is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen
- Farmview
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Farmview is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmview
- Hunters Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hunters Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Ridge
- Knob Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Knob Hill is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Hill
- Murphy
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Murphy is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphy
- Orchard View
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Orchard View is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard View
- Patrick Henry Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Patrick Henry Place is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick Henry Place
- Pheasant Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Pheasant Run is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Rainbow Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Rainbow Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Ridge
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Ramble Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Ramble Ridge is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ramble Ridge
- Silver Leaf
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Silver Leaf is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Stonegate
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Stonegate is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonegate
- University Terrace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- University Terrace is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for University Terrace
- Yellow Sulphur
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Yellow Sulphur is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Sulphur
- Yellow Sulphur Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
How Far From Crestwood Gardens 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 Crestwood Gardens to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crestwood Gardens and extending to:
- Christiansburg, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the South.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 163 miles [262.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Crestwood Gardens to Richmond, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than 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 216 miles [347.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,112 miles [9,836.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,819 miles [10,974.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,695 miles [7,555.9 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crestwood Gardens) 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 Crestwood Gardens 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 Crestwood Gardens. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2112, Longitude: -80.3912 In this case, the coordinates for Crestwood Gardens have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.939 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.52 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.707 degrees. |
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