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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 Drakes Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drakes Creek and the surrounding area.
- 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 Drakes Creek:
- 36.020633, -93.859917
- 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.
- Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Drakes 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Drakes Creek is near Washington County and also Benton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Drakes Creek
Communities Also Named Drakes Creek ...
We found one communities that are also named Drakes Creek.
Within Arkansas, the name Drakes Creek is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, there is another community also named Drakes Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Pennsylvania
- Carbon County
- This Drakes Creek is located in Carbon County and lies 1,036 miles [1,667.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Drakes Creek that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carbon County community of Drakes Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Drakes 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.
- Aurora
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Aurora is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
- Buckeye
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Buckeye is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
- Cannon Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cannon Creek is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannon Creek
- Cross Roads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Cross Roads is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
- Crosses
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- Crosses is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crosses
- Georgetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Georgetown is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Harmony
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Harmony is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Harris
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
- Harris is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
- Hartwell
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Hartwell is located in Madison County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hartwell
- Hindsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Huntsville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
How Far From Drakes 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 Drakes Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Drakes Creek and extending to:
- Huntsville, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Drakes Creek to Little Rock, with an average speed<3>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 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 941 miles [1,514.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,705 miles [10,790.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,441 miles [11,975.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,322 miles [8,564.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Drakes Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Drakes Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Drakes Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0206, Longitude: -93.8599 In this case, the coordinates for Drakes Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.327 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.015 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.871 degrees. |
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