Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Fish Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Fish Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Fish 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 Fish Creek:
- 33.533382, -111.306239
- 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 Fish 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 Maricopa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Maricopa County
- Since Fish Creek is near Pinal County and also Gila County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pinal County
- eBird sighting report for Gila 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 Fish Creek ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Fish Creek.
Within Arizona, the name Fish Creek is unique.
Beyond Arizona, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Fish Creek lies 2,022 miles [3,254.1 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Fish Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
- Florida
- Taylor County
- This Fish Creek is located in Taylor County and lies 1,645 miles [2,647.4 km]<1> to the east of the Fish Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Taylor County community of Fish Creek.
- Georgia
- Polk County
- This Fish Creek is located in Polk County and lies 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km]<1> to the east of the Fish Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Fish Creek.
- Louisiana
- Ouachita Parish
- This Fish Creek is located in Ouachita Parish and lies 1,112 miles [1,789.6 km]<1> to the east of the Fish Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ouachita Parish community of Fish Creek.
- Montana
- Madison 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 Montana community of Fish Creek [Madison County].
- Nevada
- Lander County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Fish Creek.
- New York
- Lewis County
- This Fish Creek is located in Lewis County and lies 2,033 miles [3,271.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fish Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Fish Creek.
- Oneida 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 New York community of Fish Creek [Oneida County].
- Ulster County
- This Fish Creek is located in Ulster County and lies 2,099 miles [3,378 km] to the east northeast of the Fish Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ulster County community of Fish Creek.
- Ohio
- Summit County
- This Fish Creek is located in Summit County and lies 1,714 miles [2,758.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Fish Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summit County community of Fish Creek.
- Wisconsin
- Door County
- This Fish Creek is located in Door County and lies 1,505 miles [2,422.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Fish Creek that is located in Maricopa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Door County community of Fish Creek.
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Fish 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.
- Gold Camp
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south) - Gold Canyon
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gold Canyon
- Gold Canyon is located in Pinal County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gold Canyon <5>
- Goldfield ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldfield
- Goldfield is located in Pinal County
- Government Hill
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Government Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Government Hill
- Government Hill is located in Gila County
- Grapevine
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast) - Horse Mesa
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Horse Mesa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Mesa
- Horse Mesa is located in Maricopa County
- Queen Valley
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Valley
- Queen Valley is located in Pinal County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Queen Valley <5>
- Smelter Town
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Smelter Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smelter Town
- Smelter Town is located in Pinal County
- Tortilla Flat
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tortilla Flat
- Tortilla Flat is located in Maricopa County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Tortilla Flat <5>
How Far From Fish 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 Fish Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Fish Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Fish Creek and extending to:
- Phoenix, which is the Seat of Maricopa County, lies 44 miles [70.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Fish Creek to Phoenix, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- Phoenix, which is the State Capital of Arizona, lies 44 miles [70.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,932 miles [3,109.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 110 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,421 miles [11,942.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,185 miles [13,172.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,118 miles [9,846 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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- Fish Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Fish Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5334, Longitude: -111.3062 In this case, the coordinates for Fish 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 Fish 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> | 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 Fish Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Fish Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 330.57 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 329.229 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.76 degrees. |