Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Port Crescent, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Port Crescent and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Port Crescent
- 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 Port Crescent:
- 48.160688, -123.731496
- 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 Port Crescent
- 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 Clallam County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clallam 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Port Crescent ...
We found one communities that share the name Port Crescent.
Within Washington, the name Port Crescent is unique.
Beyond Washington, there is another community also named Port Crescent in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Michigan
- Huron County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Port Crescent [Huron County].
- Michigan
Curious and Interesting Names Near Port Crescent ...
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.
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Joyce
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyce
- Joyce is located in Clallam County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Joyce <3>
- Maple Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
- Maple Grove is located in Clallam County
- Olympic Hot Springs
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olympic Hot Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olympic Hot Springs
- Olympic Hot Springs is located in Clallam County
- Rocky Point
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
- Shadow
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Snug Harbor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
- Snug Harbor is located in Clallam County
- Twin
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Whiskey Bend
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Whiskey Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whiskey Bend
- Whiskey Bend is located in Clallam County
- Windy Arm
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast)
How Far From Port Crescent 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 Port Crescent to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Port Crescent once stood, the straight-line distance<5> beginning in Port Crescent and extending to:
- Port Angeles, which is the Seat of Clallam County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<5> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Port Crescent to Port Angeles, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,383 miles [3,835.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 136 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,757 miles [10,874.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,517 miles [12,097.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,661 miles [9,110.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Clallam County: www.clallam.net/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Port Crescent, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <5> | 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- Port Crescent) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Port Crescent. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 48.1607, Longitude: -123.7315 |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Port Crescent to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 342.061 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.831 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.643 degrees. |