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Communities Also Named Flat Creek ...

We found thirteen communities that share the name Flat Creek.

Within British Columbia, the name Flat Creek is unique.

Beyond British Columbia, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Flat Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,951 miles [3,139.8 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Flat Creek.
    • Georgia
      • Fayette 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 Flat Creek [Fayette County].
      • Hall County
      • This Flat Creek is located in Hall County and lies 2,046 miles [3,292.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Flat Creek.
    • Idaho
      • Benewah County
      • This Flat Creek is located in Benewah County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Flat Creek.
    • Kentucky
      • Bath 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 Kentucky community of Flat Creek [Bath County].
    • Louisiana
      • Winn Parish
      • This Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish and lies 1,845 miles [2,969.2 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Flat Creek.
    • Missouri
      • Barry County
      • This Flat Creek is located in Barry County and lies 1,545 miles [2,486.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Flat Creek.
    • New York
      • Montgomery County
      • This Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County and lies 2,079 miles [3,345.8 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Flat Creek.
      • Schoharie County
      • This Flat Creek is located in Schoharie County and lies 2,099 miles [3,378 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Flat Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Buncombe County
      • This Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County and lies 2,030 miles [3,267 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Flat Creek.
    • South Carolina
      • Lancaster 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 South Carolina community of Flat Creek [Lancaster County].
    • Tennessee
      • Bedford County
      • This Flat Creek is located in Bedford County and lies 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Flat Creek.
      • Overton County
      • This Flat Creek is located in Overton County and lies 1,884 miles [3,032 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Flat Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat 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.

  • Beavermouth
    (23 miles [37 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Beavermouth came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beavermouth
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beavermouth <4>
  • Downie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Downie came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Downie
  • Glacier
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glacier
  • Rogers
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Rogers Pass
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rogers Pass came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers Pass
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogers Pass <4>
  • Six (6) Mile Creek
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Six (6) Mile Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Six (6) Mile Creek
  • Stoney Creek
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stoney Creek came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoney Creek
  • Twin Butte
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Twin Butte came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<3>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Butte

How Far From Flat 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 Flat Creek to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Victoria, which is the Provincial Capital of British Columbia, lies 317 miles [510.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Flat Creek to Victoria, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 18 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 13 days.
  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 1,940 miles [3,122.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 76 days and walking would take 111 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,466 miles [10,406 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 7,230 miles [11,635.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,336 miles [8,587.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

The official website for Province of British Columbia: https://www.gov.bc.ca/

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- Flat Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flat Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 51.2167, Longitude: -117.6847    
<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 Flat 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.
<3>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Flat 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 337.184 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 338.398 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 324.317 degrees.




 

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