Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 Lake:
  • 39.234798, -81.673462
  • 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 Lake

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

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crystal Spring Lake ...

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.

• Corner
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Corner is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
• Hockingport
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hockingport is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hockingport
• Ireland
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Ireland is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ireland
• Larkmead
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Larkmead is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larkmead
• Little Hocking
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Little Hocking is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Hocking
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Hocking <1>
• New England
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • New England is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New England
• Pleasant Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
• Pleasant View
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant View is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Porterfield
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Porterfield is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porterfield
• Redbush
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Redbush is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redbush
• Rockland
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockland is located in Washington County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Torch
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Torch is located in Athens County (OH)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Torch
• Walkers Crossing ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the west)
  • Walkers Crossing is located in Wood County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Crystal Spring Lake and extending to:

• Parkersburg, which is the Seat of Wood County, lies just to the East Northeast.
• Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Crystal Spring Lake to Charleston, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 249 miles [400.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,075 miles [9,776.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,793 miles [10,932.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,668 miles [7,512.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'