Silver Creek (Alberta) - Tidbits, Odds-and-Ends

Communities Also Named Silver Creek ...

We found 32 communities that share the name Silver Creek.

Within Alberta, the name Silver Creek is unique.

Beyond Alberta, we know of another 32 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 32 communities, five are located in Canada and 28 are in the United States.

Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
  - Mobile 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 Silver Creek [Mobile County].
- Arizona
  - Navajo County
  - This Silver Creek is located in Navajo County and lies 1,407 miles [2,264.3 km]<2> to the south southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Silver Creek.
- Arkansas
  - Pulaski County
  - This Silver Creek is located in Pulaski County and lies 1,773 miles [2,853.4 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Silver Creek.
- British Columbia
  - We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- California
  - Plumas 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 California community of Silver Creek [Plumas County].
- Colorado
  - Clear Creek 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 Colorado community of Silver Creek [Clear Creek County].
- Georgia
  - Floyd County
  - This Silver Creek is located in Floyd County and lies 2,043 miles [3,287.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Silver Creek.
- Illinois
  - Calhoun 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 Silver Creek [Calhoun County].
- Iowa
  - Delaware 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 Iowa community of Silver Creek [Delaware County].
- Kansas
  - Chase 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 Silver Creek [Chase County].
- Kentucky
  - Madison County
  - This Silver Creek is located in Madison County and lies 1,888 miles [3,038.4 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Silver Creek.
- Manitoba
  - We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
  - Allegan 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 Michigan community of Silver Creek [Allegan County].
  - Kalamazoo 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 Michigan community of Silver Creek [Kalamazoo County].
  - Tuscola 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 Michigan community of Silver Creek [Tuscola County].
- Minnesota
  - Lake County
  - This Silver Creek is located in Lake County and lies 1,180 miles [1,899 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Silver Creek.
  - Wright County
  - This Silver Creek is located in Wright County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km] to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Silver Creek.
- Mississippi
  - Lawrence County
  - This Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County and lies 2,028 miles [3,263.7 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Silver Creek.
- Missouri
  - Newton County
  - This Silver Creek is located in Newton County and lies 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Silver Creek.
- Nebraska
  - Merrick County
  - This Silver Creek is located in Merrick County and lies 1,235 miles [1,987.5 km]<2> to the southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrick County community of Silver Creek.
- Nevada
  - Lander County
  - This community is historic<3> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Silver Creek.
- New York
  - Chautauqua County
  - This Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County and lies 1,857 miles [2,988.6 km]<2> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Silver Creek.
- Ohio
  - Greene County
  - This community is historic<3> and although located in Greene County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Silver Creek.
  - Hardin County
  - This Silver Creek is located in Hardin County and lies 1,770 miles [2,848.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Silver Creek.
  - Medina County
  - This community is historic and although located in Medina County, we don't know where within the .
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Silver Creek.
- Ontario
  - This Silver Creek lies 1,777 miles [2,859.8 km]<2> to the east.
- Pennsylvania
  - Schuylkill County
  - This Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County and lies 2,058 miles [3,312 km]<2> to the east.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Silver Creek.
- Quebec
  - This Silver Creek lies 1,886 miles [3,035.2 km]<2> to the east.
- Tennessee
  - Marshall County
  - This Silver Creek is located in Marshall County and lies 1,911 miles [3,075.5 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Silver Creek.
- Texas
  - Burnet 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 Silver Creek [Burnet County].
- Washington
  - Lewis County
  - This Silver Creek is located in Lewis County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<2> to the south southwest.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Silver Creek.
- Wisconsin
  - Sheboygan County
  - This Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan County and lies 1,467 miles [2,360.9 km]<2> to the east southeast.
  - For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Silver Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver 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.

In the vicinity of Silver Creek, Fox Creek is located 22 miles [35.4 km] to the Northwest

How Far From Silver Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Silver Creek to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Silver Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver Creek and extending to:

Edmonton, which is the Provincial Capital of Alberta, lies 124 miles [199.6 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Silver Creek to Edmonton, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,879 miles [3,024 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 74 days and walking would take 107 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,253 miles [10,063.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,017 miles [11,292.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,136 miles [8,265.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Province of Alberta: https://www.alberta.ca/

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 Silver 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 . 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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Silver Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 54.2220, Longitude: -116.3466
<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 Silver Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Silver 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 336.135 degrees.
<7>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 337.421 degrees.
<8>	The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.967 degrees.