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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 Clear Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Clear 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 Clear Creek:
    • 37.916221, -81.344273
    • 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 Clear 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 Clear Creek ...

We found 34 communities that share the name Clear Creek.

Within West Virginia, the name Clear Creek is unique.

Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 34 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 34 communities, 32 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Chilton 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 Clear Creek [Chilton County].
    • Arizona
      • Yavapai County
      • This Clear Creek is located in Yavapai County and lies 1,706 miles [2,745.5 km]<2> to the west of the Clear Creek that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yavapai County community of Clear Creek.
    • California
      • Butte 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 California community of Clear Creek [Butte County].
      • Lassen County
      • This Clear Creek is located in Lassen County and lies 2,115 miles [3,403.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clear Creek that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lassen County community of Clear Creek.
      • Siskiyou County
      • This Clear Creek is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,226 miles [3,582.4 km] to the west northwest of the Clear Creek that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Clear Creek.
    • Colorado
      • Adams 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 Colorado community of Clear Creek [Adams County].
    • Georgia
      • DeKalb 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 Georgia community of Clear Creek [DeKalb County].
    • Illinois
      • Putnam 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 Clear Creek [Putnam County].
    • Indiana
      • Huntington 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 Indiana community of Clear Creek [Huntington County].
      • Monroe County
      • This Clear Creek is located in Monroe County and lies 292 miles [469.9 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clear Creek that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Clear Creek.
    • Kansas
      • Atchison 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 Kansas community of Clear Creek [Atchison County].
      • Marion County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clear Creek [Marion County].
      • Nemaha County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clear Creek [Nemaha County].
      • Pottawatomie County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Clear Creek [Pottawatomie County].
    • Kentucky
      • Bell 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 Kentucky community of Clear Creek [Bell County].
      • Floyd County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Clear Creek [Floyd County].
    • Missouri
      • Cooper County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Cooper County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cooper County community of Clear Creek.
      • Washington 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 Missouri community of Clear Creek [Washington County].
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Nye County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nye County community of Clear Creek.
    • New York
      • Cattaraugus County
      • This Clear Creek is located in Cattaraugus County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Clear Creek that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cattaraugus County community of Clear Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Cabarrus 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 North Carolina community of Clear Creek [Cabarrus County].
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Clear Creek [Mecklenburg County].
    • Ohio
      • Fairfield 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 Ohio community of Clear Creek [Fairfield County].
      • Highland County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Highland County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Highland County community of Clear Creek.
    • Ontario
      • This Clear Creek lies 324 miles [521.4 km]<2> to the north of the Clear Creek that is located in Raleigh County.
    • Oregon
      • Columbia County
      • This Clear Creek is located in Columbia County and lies 2,197 miles [3,535.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clear Creek that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Clear Creek.
    • Texas
      • Burnet County
      • Although located in Burnet County, we don't know the location within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burnet County community of Clear Creek.
      • Galveston 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 Texas community of Clear Creek [Galveston County].
      • Hemphill County
      • This Clear Creek is located in Hemphill County and lies 1,056 miles [1,699.5 km]<2> to the west of the Clear Creek that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hemphill County community of Clear Creek.
    • Utah
      • Box Elder 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 Utah community of Clear Creek [Box Elder County].
      • Carbon County
      • This Clear Creek is located in Carbon County and lies 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Clear Creek that is located in Raleigh County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Clear Creek.
      • Utah County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Utah community of Clear Creek [Utah County].
    • Virginia
      • Wise County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Clear Creek [Wise County].
    • Yukon
      • This Clear Creek lies 2,880 miles [4,634.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Clear Creek that is located in Raleigh County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Clear 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.

  • Carbon
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carbon
    • Carbon is located in Kanawha County
  • Dorothy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dorothy
    • Dorothy is located in Raleigh County
  • Dry Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Creek
    • Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County
  • Friendly View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendly View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly View
    • Friendly View is located in Raleigh County
  • Lively
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lively have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lively
    • Lively is located in Fayette County
  • Long Branch
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
    • Long Branch is located in Fayette County
  • Maple Fork
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Fork
    • Maple Fork is located in Raleigh County
  • Packs Branch
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Packs Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Packs Branch
    • Packs Branch is located in Fayette County
  • Republic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republic have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republic
    • Republic is located in Kanawha County
  • Rock Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Creek
    • Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County
  • Roseville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roseville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roseville
    • Roseville is located in Fayette County
  • United
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for United have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for United
    • United is located in Kanawha County

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

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

  • Beckley, which is the Seat of Raleigh County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Clear Creek to Beckley, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 33 miles [53.1 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 242 miles [389.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,121 miles [9,850.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,832 miles [10,995 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,708 miles [7,576.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of West Virginia: https://www.wv.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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Clear 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Clear Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Clear Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9162, Longitude: -81.3443       In this case, the coordinates for Clear Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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 Clear Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>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.
<6>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 Clear Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.495 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.259 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.879 degrees.




 

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