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 Cave Creek:
35.929243, -92.979339
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.
We found four communities that share the name Cave Creek.
Within Arkansas, the name Cave Creek is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Maricopa County
This Cave Creek is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,082 miles [1,741.3 km]<1> to the west of the Cave Creek that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Cave Creek.
Nevada
Elko County
This Cave Creek is located in Elko County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cave Creek that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Cave Creek.
Tennessee
Roane County
This Cave Creek is located in Roane County and lies 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the east of the Cave Creek that is located in Newton County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Roane County community of Cave Creek.
Texas
Gillespie County
Although located in Gillespie County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gillespie County community of Cave Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cave 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.
Bass (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bass have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Cave Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cave Creek and extending to:
Jasper, which is the Seat of Newton County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cave Creek to Jasper, with an average speed<3> 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.
Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). 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 896 miles [1,442 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 35 days and walking would take 51 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,677 miles [10,745.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,411 miles [11,926.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,290 miles [8,513.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Cave Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cave Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9292, Longitude: -92.9793 In this case, the coordinates for Cave Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Cave Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.738 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.319 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.482 degrees.