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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, 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:
    • 37.230415, -80.013371
    • 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
  • 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 Roanoke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
    • Since Crestwood is near Roanoke City and also Salem City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke City
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Salem 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

Communities Also Named Crestwood ...

We found 32 communities that are also named Crestwood.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Chesapeake City
      • This Crestwood is located in Chesapeake City and lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the east of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Crestwood.
    • Fairfax County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Crestwood [Fairfax County].
    • Stafford County
      • This Crestwood is located in Stafford County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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.<2> 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 508 miles [817.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 686 miles [1,104 km]<1> to the west of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 457 miles [735.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 512 miles [824 km]<1> to the northwest of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 490 miles [788.6 km] to the west of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 384 miles [618 km]<1> to the northwest of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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.<2> 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 789 miles [1,269.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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.<2> 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 307 miles [494.1 km] to the west northwest of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 227 miles [365.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 211 miles [339.6 km] to the east northeast of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 255 miles [410.4 km] to the east northeast of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 571 miles [918.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 85 miles [136.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 189 miles [304.2 km] to the southwest of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 307 miles [494.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 370 miles [595.5 km] to the northeast of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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.<2> 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 294 miles [473.1 km]<1> to the south of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 266 miles [428.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 374 miles [601.9 km] to the west southwest of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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.<2> 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 county.
      • 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 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km] to the west northwest of the Crestwood that is located in Roanoke County.
      • 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.

  • Castle Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Castle Hill is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Hill
  • Castle Rock
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Castle Rock is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Rock
  • Cave Spring
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cave Spring is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cave Spring
  • Crescent Heights
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Crescent Heights is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Heights
  • Crest Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Crest Hill is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crest Hill
  • Green Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Green Valley is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
  • Greenland Hills
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Greenland Hills is located in Roanoke City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenland Hills
  • Hickory Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Hill is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hill
  • Hidden Valley Court
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Hidden Valley Court is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Court
  • Highfields
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Highfields is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfields
  • Homeplace
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Homeplace is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeplace
  • Homewood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Homewood is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homewood
  • Continue List   (14 more) ...
    • Hunting Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Hunting Hills is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Hills
    • Lemon Dell
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Lemon Dell is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lemon Dell
    • Meadowlark
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Meadowlark is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowlark
    • Peakwood Hills
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Peakwood Hills is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakwood Hills
    • Rosecrest
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Rosecrest is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosecrest
    • Scenic Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Scenic Hills is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scenic Hills
    • Spring Valley
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Spring Valley is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Springlawn
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Springlawn is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springlawn
    • Sugar Loaf Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sugar Loaf Farms is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Farms
    • Sugar Loaf Highlands
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sugar Loaf Highlands is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Highlands
    • Sugar Loaf Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sugar Loaf Hills is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Loaf Hills
    • Sunset Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Sunset Hills is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Hills
    • Virginia Heights
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Virginia Heights is located in Roanoke City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Heights
    • Woods Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Woods Crossing is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woods Crossing

How Far From Crestwood 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 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 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Crestwood to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 198 miles [318.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,096 miles [9,810.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,801 miles [10,945.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,678 miles [7,528.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Crestwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 county. 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.
<3>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.
<4>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crestwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.2304, Longitude: -80.0134       In this case, the coordinates for Crestwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.716 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.268 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.545 degrees.