Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Crystal Spring Knolls

• 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 Crystal Spring Knolls:
  • 38.903445, -77.104979
  • 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 Crystal Spring Knolls

• 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 Arlington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
  • Since Crystal Spring Knolls is near Montgomery County and also Fairfax County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax 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 Crystal Spring Knolls

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Spring Knolls ...

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.

• Cherrydale
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Cherrydale is located in Arlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrydale
• Colonial Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Colonial Village is located in Arlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colonial Village
• Crescent Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
• Dominion Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
• Dominion Hills
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
• Dover
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Dover is located in Arlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
• Garden City
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Garden City is located in Arlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
• Halls Hill
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
• Lacey Forest
  (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
  • Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
• Lee Heights
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
• Lyon Park
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lyon Park is located in Arlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Park
• Lyon Village
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Lyon Village is located in Arlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyon Village
• Riverwood
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Riverwood is located in Arlington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverwood

How Far From Crystal Spring Knolls 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 Crystal Spring Knolls to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Crystal Spring Knolls and extending to:

• Arlington, which is the Seat of Arlington County, lies just to the South.
• Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Crystal Spring Knolls 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is just to the east (E).
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,900 miles [9,495.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,605 miles [10,629.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,482 miles [7,213.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'