Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Creelsboro, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creelsboro and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Creelsboro
- 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 Creelsboro:
- 36.885065, -85.197458
- 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 Creelsboro
- 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Russell County
- Since Creelsboro is near Clinton County and also Adair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Clinton County
- eBird sighting report for Adair 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creelsboro ...
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.
- Aaron
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Amandaville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Amandaville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Amandaville
- Amandaville is located in Cumberland County
- Bryan
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Decide
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Freedom
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freedom
- Freedom is located in Russell County
- Helm
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Inroad
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Long Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Bottom
- Long Bottom is located in Russell County
- Manntown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Ribbon
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Rose Crossroads
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rose Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Crossroads
- Rose Crossroads is located in Russell County
- Seventy Six
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Seventy Six have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seventy Six
- Seventy Six is located in Clinton County
How Far From Creelsboro 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 Creelsboro to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Creelsboro and extending to:
- Jamestown, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Creelsboro to Jamestown, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the north (N). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 465 miles [748.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,043 miles [11,334.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Creelsboro. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Creelsboro) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creelsboro. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8851, Longitude: -85.1975 In this case, the coordinates for Creelsboro have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Creelsboro to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.839 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.794 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.827 degrees. |