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

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

  • Weather ...
  • 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:
    • 36.765426, -76.285773
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Crestwood
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Crestwood ...

We found 32 communities that share the name Crestwood.

There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Crestwood.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another 29 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Crestwood [Fairfax County].
    • Roanoke County
      • This Crestwood is located in Roanoke County and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roanoke County community of Crestwood.
    • Stafford County
      • This Crestwood is located in Stafford County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<2> to the north northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Crestwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Madison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Crestwood [Madison County].
      • Tuscaloosa County
      • This Crestwood is located in Tuscaloosa County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscaloosa County community of Crestwood.
    • Arkansas
      • Lonoke County
      • This Crestwood is located in Lonoke County and lies 887 miles [1,427.5 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lonoke County community of Crestwood.
    • Georgia
      • Worth County
      • This Crestwood is located in Worth County and lies 572 miles [920.5 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Crestwood.
    • Illinois
      • Cook County
      • This Crestwood is located in Cook County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Crestwood.
      • Williamson County
      • This Crestwood is located in Williamson County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Crestwood.
    • Indiana
      • Allen County
      • This Crestwood is located in Allen County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<2> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allen County community of Crestwood.
    • Iowa
      • Linn County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Crestwood [Linn County].
      • Polk County
      • This Crestwood is located in Polk County and lies 988 miles [1,590 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Crestwood.
    • Kentucky
      • Fayette County
      • This Crestwood is located in Fayette County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Crestwood.
      • Franklin County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Crestwood [Franklin County].
      • Oldham County
      • This Crestwood is located in Oldham County and lies 514 miles [827.2 km] to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Oldham County community of Crestwood.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Crestwood is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 170 miles [273.6 km]<2> to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Crestwood.
      • Calvert County
      • This Crestwood is located in Calvert County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km] to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Crestwood.
      • Wicomico County
      • This Crestwood is located in Wicomico County and lies 117 miles [188.3 km] to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wicomico County community of Crestwood.
    • Missouri
      • Saint Louis County
      • This Crestwood is located in Saint Louis County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Louis County community of Crestwood.
    • New York
      • Westchester County
      • This Crestwood is located in Westchester County and lies 318 miles [511.8 km]<2> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Westchester County community of Crestwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Alamance County
      • This Crestwood is located in Alamance County and lies 183 miles [294.5 km]<2> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Crestwood.
      • Henderson County
      • This Crestwood is located in Henderson County and lies 361 miles [581 km] to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henderson County community of Crestwood.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Berks County
      • This Crestwood is located in Berks County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<2> to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berks County community of Crestwood.
      • Lackawanna County
      • This Crestwood is located in Lackawanna County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km] to the north.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lackawanna County community of Crestwood.
      • Luzerne County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Crestwood [Luzerne County].
    • South Carolina
      • Dorchester County
      • This Crestwood is located in Dorchester County and lies 343 miles [552 km]<2> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Crestwood.
    • Tennessee
      • Roane County
      • This Crestwood is located in Roane County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km]<2> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Crestwood.
      • Rutherford County
      • This Crestwood is located in Rutherford County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Crestwood.
    • Texas
      • Ector County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Crestwood [Ector County].
      • Llano County
      • Although located in Llano County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Llano County community of Crestwood.
    • Utah
      • Davis County
      • This Crestwood is located in Davis County and lies 1,921 miles [3,091.5 km]<2> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Crestwood.
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Crestwood is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,921 miles [3,091.5 km] to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Crestwood.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crestwood ...

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.

  • Butts
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Butts have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butts
    • Butts is located in Chesapeake City
  • Cloverdale
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
    • Cloverdale is located in Chesapeake City
  • College Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
    • College Park is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Deep Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Creek
    • Deep Creek is located in Chesapeake City
  • Edmonds Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonds Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds Corner
    • Edmonds Corner is located in Chesapeake City
  • Foundation Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Foundation Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foundation Park
    • Foundation Park is located in Chesapeake City
  • Geneva Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Park
    • Geneva Park is located in Chesapeake City
  • Geneva Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Shores
    • Geneva Shores is located in Chesapeake City
  • Grassfield
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassfield
    • Grassfield is located in Chesapeake City
  • Great Bridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Great Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Bridge
    • Great Bridge is located in Chesapeake City
  • Herberts Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herberts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts Corner
    • Herberts Corner is located in Chesapeake City
  • Indian River Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian River Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian River Park
    • Indian River Park is located in Chesapeake City
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Oak Grove
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
      • Oak Grove is located in Chesapeake City
    • Plantation Lakes
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plantation Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Lakes
      • Plantation Lakes is located in Chesapeake City
    • Providence Junction
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Junction
      • Providence Junction is located in Chesapeake City
    • Victory Park
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
      • Victory Park is located in Portsmouth City
    • Williams Court
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Court have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Court
      • Williams Court is located in Portsmouth City
    • Woodland Terrace
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
      • Woodland Terrace is located in Chesapeake City

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Crestwood to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 152 miles [244.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,530 miles [7,290.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Crestwood. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that Crestwood could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong . Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<2>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Crestwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crestwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7654, Longitude: -76.2858       In this case, the coordinates for Crestwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>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.
<5>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 to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.578 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.758 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.216 degrees.









 

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