Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deer Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deer Creek
- 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 Deer Creek:
- 38.386507, -79.925061
- 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 Deer Creek
- 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 Pocahontas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pocahontas County
- Since Deer Creek is near Randolph County and also Highland County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Randolph County
- eBird sighting report for Highland 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 Deer Creek ...
We found 22 communities that share the name Deer Creek.
Within West Virginia, the name Deer Creek is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Gila County
- This Deer Creek is located in Gila County and lies 1,767 miles [2,843.7 km]<1> to the west of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Deer Creek.
- Maricopa County
- This Deer Creek is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,824 miles [2,935.4 km] to the west of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Deer Creek.
- Arkansas
- Grant County
- This Deer Creek is located in Grant County and lies 750 miles [1,207 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Deer Creek.
- California
- Tehama County
- This Deer Creek is located in Tehama County and lies 2,198 miles [3,537.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Deer Creek.
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Deer Creek is located in Sussex County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the east of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Deer Creek.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Deer Creek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 725 miles [1,166.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Deer Creek.
- Georgia
- Carroll County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Deer Creek [Carroll County].
- Idaho
- Clearwater County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Deer Creek [Clearwater County].
- Illinois
- Tazewell County
- This Deer Creek is located in Tazewell County and lies 524 miles [843.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Deer Creek.
- Indiana
- Carroll County
- This Deer Creek is located in Carroll County and lies 377 miles [606.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Deer Creek.
- Lake County
- This Deer Creek is located in Lake County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km] to the west northwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Deer Creek.
- Iowa
- Worth County
- This Deer Creek is located in Worth County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Deer Creek.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Deer Creek is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 192 miles [309 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Deer Creek.
- Harford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Deer Creek [Harford County].
- Michigan
- Livingston County
- This Deer Creek is located in Livingston County and lies 367 miles [590.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Deer Creek.
- Minnesota
- Otter Tail County
- This Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County and lies 957 miles [1,540.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Deer Creek.
- Ohio
- Pickaway County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ohio community of Deer Creek [Pickaway County].
- Trumbull County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Trumbull County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Deer Creek.
- Oklahoma
- Grant County
- This Deer Creek is located in Grant County and lies 967 miles [1,556.2 km]<1> to the west of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Deer Creek.
- Texas
- Clay County
- This Deer Creek is located in Clay County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Deer Creek.
- Utah
- Utah County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Utah County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Deer Creek.
- Virginia
- Campbell County
- This Deer Creek is located in Campbell County and lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Pocahontas County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Deer Creek.
- Arizona
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer 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.
- Clover Lick
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clover Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Lick
- Clover Lick is located in Pocahontas County
- Dunmore
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunmore have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunmore
- Dunmore is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dunmore <5>
- Frost
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Green Bank
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Bank
- Green Bank is located in Pocahontas County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Green Bank <5>
- Mace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Spruce
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Stony Bottom
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Bottom have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Bottom
- Stony Bottom is located in Pocahontas County
- Walnut
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Deer 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 Deer Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deer Creek and extending to:
- Marlinton, which is the Seat of Pocahontas County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Deer Creek to Marlinton, 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.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km] to the west (W). 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 159 miles [255.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,041 miles [9,722 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,751 miles [10,864.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,627 miles [7,446.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deer 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> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deer Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deer Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3865, Longitude: -79.9251 In this case, the coordinates for Deer Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Deer 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. |
| <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 Deer 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Deer Creek 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 309.63 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.343 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.12 degrees. |