Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Short Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Short Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Short 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 Short Creek:
- 40.185627, -80.674523
- 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 Short 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 Brooke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Brooke County
- Since Short Creek is near Jefferson County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jefferson County
- eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 Short Creek ...
We found six communities that share the name Short Creek.
Within West Virginia, the name Short Creek is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Short Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Short Creek that is located in Brooke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Short Creek.
- Arizona
- Mohave 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 Arizona community of Short Creek [Mohave County].
- Kansas
- Cherokee 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 Kansas community of Short Creek [Cherokee County].
- Kentucky
- Grayson County
- This Short Creek is located in Grayson County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Short Creek that is located in Brooke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Short Creek.
- Ohio
- Harrison 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 Short Creek [Harrison County].
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Short Creek is located in Rutherford County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Short Creek that is located in Brooke County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Short Creek.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Short 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.
- Beech Bottom
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Beech Bottom is located in Brooke County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 462 people
- Betty Zane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Betty Zane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Betty Zane
- Betty Zane is located in Ohio County
- Clearview
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Glen Robbins
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glen Robbins have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Robbins
- Glen Robbins is located in Jefferson County (OH)
- Glen Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Glenns Run ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Glenns Run have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glenns Run
- Glenns Run is located in Ohio County
- Hopewell
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Jug Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Power
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast) - Rush Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Salt Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Stringer
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Warwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Willow Springs ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs
- Willow Springs is located in Ohio County
How Far From Short Creek 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 Short Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Short Creek and extending to:
- Wellsburg, which is the Seat of Brooke County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 136 miles [218.9 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Short Creek to Charleston, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 213 miles [342.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,992 miles [9,643.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,711 miles [10,800.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Short 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 '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- Short Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Short Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.1856, Longitude: -80.6745 In this case, the coordinates for Short 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Short 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> | 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 Short 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 310.017 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.054 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.822 degrees. |