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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 Horse Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horse Creek 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 Horse Creek:
    • 45.257797, -92.583557
    • 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 Horse Creek
  • 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 Horse Creek ...

We found eight communities that share the name Horse Creek.

Within Wisconsin, the name Horse Creek is unique.

Beyond Wisconsin, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Walker County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Horse Creek [Walker County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Horse Creek lies 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Horse Creek that is located in Polk County.
    • California
      • Siskiyou County
      • This Horse Creek is located in Siskiyou County and lies 1,531 miles [2,463.9 km]<2> to the west of the Horse Creek that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Horse Creek.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Horse Creek [Will County].
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Horse Creek is located in Aiken County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<2> to the southeast of the Horse Creek that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Horse Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Horse Creek is located in Greene County and lies 813 miles [1,308.4 km]<2> to the southeast of the Horse Creek that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Horse Creek.
      • Sullivan County
      • This Horse Creek is located in Sullivan County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the southeast of the Horse Creek that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Horse Creek.
    • Wyoming
      • Laramie County
      • This Horse Creek is located in Laramie County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Horse Creek that is located in Polk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laramie County community of Horse Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horse Creek ...

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.

  • Boardman
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boardman have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boardman
    • Boardman is located in Saint Croix County
  • Clear Lake
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clear Lake
    • Clear Lake is located in Polk County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,099 people
  • Cylon
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cylon have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cylon
    • Cylon is located in Saint Croix County
  • Deer Park
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Park
    • Deer Park is located in Saint Croix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 212 people
  • Erin Corner
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Corner
    • Erin Corner is located in Saint Croix County
  • Little Falls
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Falls have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Falls
    • Little Falls is located in Polk County
  • Maple Island
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Island have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Island
    • Maple Island is located in Washington County (MN)
  • Sand Lake
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Lake
    • Sand Lake is located in Polk County
  • Star Prairie
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Star Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Prairie
    • Star Prairie is located in Saint Croix County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 549 people

How Far From Horse Creek 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 Horse Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Horse Creek and extending to:

  • Balsam Lake, which is the Seat of Polk County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Horse Creek to Balsam Lake, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 218 miles [350.8 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 907 miles [1,459.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 36 days and walking would take 52 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,186 miles [9,955.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,940 miles [11,168.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,848 miles [7,802.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Horse Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Polk County: www.co.polk.wi.us/

The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Horse Creek 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.
<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 from Point A (ie- Horse Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Horse Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.2578, Longitude: -92.5836    
<3>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.
<4>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.
<5>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 Horse Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.813 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.647 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.193 degrees.









 

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