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we pass this GPS location for Cow Creek:
28.837491, -81.027558
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We found ten communities that share the name Cow Creek.
Within Florida, the name Cow Creek is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
California
Tuolumne County
This Cow Creek is located in Tuolumne County and lies 2,315 miles [3,725.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cow Creek that is located in Volusia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuolumne County community of Cow Creek.
Idaho
Clearwater County
This Cow Creek is located in Clearwater County and lies 2,236 miles [3,598.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cow Creek that is located in Volusia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearwater County community of Cow Creek.
Kansas
Crawford 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 Cow Creek [Crawford County].
Ellsworth 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 Cow Creek [Ellsworth County].
Kentucky
Estill County
This Cow Creek is located in Estill County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Cow Creek that is located in Volusia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Estill County community of Cow Creek.
Mississippi
Kemper County
This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Cow Creek [Kemper County].
Montana
Rosebud 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 Cow Creek [Rosebud County].
Oregon
Douglas County
This Cow Creek is located in Douglas County and lies 2,539 miles [4,086.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cow Creek that is located in Volusia County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of Cow Creek.
Texas
Erath County
Although located in Erath County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Erath County community of Cow Creek.
Wyoming
Carbon 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 Wyoming community of Cow Creek [Carbon County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cow 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.
Geigers Landing (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geigers Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Cow Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cow Creek and extending to:
De Land, which is the Seat of Volusia County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cow Creek to De Land, with an average speed<7> 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 most of a day.
Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 224 miles [360.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 731 miles [1,176.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,513 miles [10,481.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,181 miles [11,556.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,081 miles [8,177.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cow Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cow Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 28.8375, Longitude: -81.0276 In this case, the coordinates for Cow 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 Cow 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 Cow 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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<7>
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.
<8>
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 Cow Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.135 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.547 degrees.
<11>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.243 degrees.