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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 Village, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crestwood Village 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 Village:
- 38.779837, -77.514712
- 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 Village
- 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 Prince William County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Prince William County
- Since Crestwood Village is near Fairfax County and also Manassas Park City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Manassas Park 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 Village
Communities Also Named Crestwood Village ...
We found two communities that are also named Crestwood Village.
Within Virginia, the name Crestwood Village is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Frederick County
- This Crestwood Village is located in Frederick County and lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the north of the Crestwood Village that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of Crestwood Village.
- New Jersey
- Ocean County
- This Crestwood Village is located in Ocean County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crestwood Village that is located in Prince William County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ocean County community of Crestwood Village.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crestwood Village ...
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.
- Bloom Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Bloom Hill is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bloom Hill
- Bull Run
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bull Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Run
- Cedar Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Cedar Park is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Park
- Country Scene
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Country Scene is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Country Scene
- Coverstone
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Coverstone is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coverstone
- Hunters Square
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Hunters Square is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Square
- Iron Gate
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Iron Gate is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Iron Gate
- Longview
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Longview is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
- Orchard Bridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Orchard Bridge is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Bridge
- Rocky Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Rocky Run is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Run
- Uniontown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Uniontown is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Uniontown
- Yorkshire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire
- Yorkshire Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire Park is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Park
- Yorkshire Village
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Yorkshire Village is located in Prince William County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yorkshire Village
How Far From Crestwood Village 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 Crestwood Village to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crestwood Village and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Crestwood Village to Richmond, 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 26 miles [41.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,923 miles [9,532.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,505 miles [7,250.1 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 Village) 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 Village 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 Village. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7798, Longitude: -77.5147 In this case, the coordinates for Crestwood Village have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.179 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.749 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.96 degrees. |
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