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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 Cross Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cross 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 Cross Creek:
- 39.721944, -104.708611
- 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 Cross 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 Arapahoe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arapahoe County
- Since Cross Creek is near Adams County and also Denver County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Denver 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 Cross Creek
Communities Also Named Cross Creek ...
We found fifteen communities that are also named Cross Creek.
Within Colorado, the name Cross Creek is unique.
Beyond Colorado, we know of fifteen communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these fifteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Montgomery County
- This Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,147 miles [1,845.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cross Creek that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cross Creek.
- California
- Tulare 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 California community of Cross Creek [Tulare County].
- Florida
- Alachua County
- This Cross Creek is located in Alachua County and lies 1,457 miles [2,344.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cross Creek that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Cross Creek.
- Hillsborough County
- This Cross Creek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,503 miles [2,418.8 km] to the east southeast of the Cross Creek that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cross Creek.
- Georgia
- Cherokee County
- This Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County and lies 1,174 miles [1,889.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Cross Creek that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Cross Creek.
- Fayette County
- This Cross Creek is located in Fayette County and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km] to the east southeast of the Cross Creek that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Cross Creek.
- Paulding County
- This Cross Creek is located in Paulding County and lies 1,167 miles [1,878.1 km] to the east southeast of the Cross Creek that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Cross Creek.
- Kansas
- Pottawatomie 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 Cross Creek [Pottawatomie County].
- Shawnee 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 Cross Creek [Shawnee County].
- Maryland
- Baltimore County
- This Cross Creek is located in Baltimore County and lies 1,487 miles [2,393.1 km]<1> to the east of the Cross Creek that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Cross Creek.
- New Brunswick
- This Cross Creek lies 1,951 miles [3,139.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Cross Creek that is located in Arapahoe County.
- Pennsylvania
- Washington County
- This Cross Creek is located in Washington County and lies 1,281 miles [2,061.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cross Creek that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cross Creek.
- Tennessee
- Hamilton County
- This Cross Creek is located in Hamilton County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the east of the Cross Creek that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Cross Creek.
- Williamson County
- This Cross Creek is located in Williamson County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km] to the east of the Cross Creek that is located in Arapahoe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Cross Creek.
- West Virginia
- Brooke 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 Cross Creek [Brooke County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cross 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
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Centrepoint
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Centrepoint is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centrepoint
- Friendly Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Friendly Village is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendly Village
- Highpoint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Highpoint is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highpoint
- Hillcrest
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Hillcrest is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Magee
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Magee is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
- Sableridge
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Sableridge is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sableridge
- Settlers Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Settlers Village is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Settlers Village
- Seven Hills
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Seven Hills is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Hills
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Side Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Side Creek is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Side Creek
- Spring Creek Meadows
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Spring Creek Meadows is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Meadows
- Summer Lake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Lake is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Lake
- Summer Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Summer Valley is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Valley
- Tollgate
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Tollgate is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tollgate
- Willow Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Willow Park is located in Arapahoe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Park
How Far From Cross 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 Cross Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cross Creek and extending to:
- Littleton, which is the Seat of Arapahoe County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cross Creek to Littleton, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Denver, which is the State Capital of Colorado, lies 15 miles [24.1 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 58 days and walking would take 84 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,865 miles [11,048.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,628 miles [12,276.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,556 miles [8,941.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Cross Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Cross 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Cross 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 Cross Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.7219, Longitude: -104.7086 In this case, the coordinates for Cross Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 326.319 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 324.793 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 317.82 degrees. |
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