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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 Camp Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Camp Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Camp Creek:
    • 33.911706, -111.816813
    • 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 Camp Creek
  • 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 Camp Creek ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Camp Creek.

Within Arizona, the name Camp Creek is unique.

Beyond Arizona, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Camp Creek lies 1,410 miles [2,269.2 km]<1> to the north of the Camp Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
    • Georgia
      • Union 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 Camp Creek [Union County].
    • Kansas
      • Coffey 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 Camp Creek [Coffey County].
      • Osage 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 Kansas community of Camp Creek [Osage County].
    • Kentucky
      • Pike County
      • This Camp Creek is located in Pike County and lies 1,678 miles [2,700.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camp Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Camp Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Burke County
      • This Camp Creek is located in Burke County and lies 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camp Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burke County community of Camp Creek.
    • Ohio
      • Stark County
      • This Camp Creek is located in Stark County and lies 1,716 miles [2,761.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camp Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stark County community of Camp Creek.
    • Oregon
      • Lane 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 Oregon community of Camp Creek [Lane County].
    • South Carolina
      • Lancaster County
      • This Camp Creek is located in Lancaster County and lies 1,768 miles [2,845.3 km]<1> to the east of the Camp Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Camp Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Greene County
      • This Camp Creek is located in Greene County and lies 1,644 miles [2,645.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Camp Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Camp Creek.
    • Virginia
      • Floyd 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 Virginia community of Camp Creek [Floyd County].
    • West Virginia
      • Mercer 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 West Virginia community of Camp Creek [Mercer County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Camp 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.

  • Carefree
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Carefree Foothills
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carefree Foothills
    • Carefree Foothills is located in Maricopa County
  • Cave Creek
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Currys Corner
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Currys Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Currys Corner
    • Currys Corner is located in Maricopa County
  • Desert Highlands
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Highlands
    • Desert Highlands is located in Maricopa County
  • Desert Wind
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Desert Wind have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Desert Wind
    • Desert Wind is located in Maricopa County
  • Lone Mountain Ranch
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lone Mountain Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Mountain Ranch
    • Lone Mountain Ranch is located in Maricopa County
  • Pinnacle Paradise
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Paradise
    • Pinnacle Paradise is located in Maricopa County
  • Pinnacle Peak Shadows
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle Peak Shadows have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Peak Shadows
    • Pinnacle Peak Shadows is located in Maricopa County
  • Pinnacle Peak Village
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pinnacle Peak Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinnacle Peak Village
    • Pinnacle Peak Village is located in Maricopa County

How Far From Camp 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 Camp Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Camp Creek and extending to:

  • Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 35 miles [56.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Camp Creek to Phoenix, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 35 miles [56.3 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,951 miles [3,139.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 77 days and walking would take 111 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,412 miles [11,928.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,177 miles [13,159.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,116 miles [9,842.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Camp Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Maricopa County: www.maricopa.gov/

The official website for State of Arizona: https://az.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 drawn from Point A (ie- Camp Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Camp Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9117, Longitude: -111.8168       In this case, the coordinates for Camp 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 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 Camp 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 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.
<6>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 Camp Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.028 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.816 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.029 degrees.




 

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