Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Creels, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creels and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Creels
- 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 Creels:
- 29.821876, -84.909076
- 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 Creels
- 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 Franklin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- Since Creels is near Jackson County and also Liberty County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- eBird sighting report for Liberty 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 Creels ...
We found one communities that share the name Creels.
Within Florida, the name Creels is unique.
Beyond Florida, there is another community also named Creels in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creels ...
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.
- Beverly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Brickyard
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Franklin
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Green Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Point have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
- Green Point is located in Franklin County
- Hays Place
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hays Place have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Place
- Hays Place is located in Franklin County
- High Bluff
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Bluff have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
- High Bluff is located in Franklin County
- Owl Landing
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Owl Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Landing
- Owl Landing is located in Liberty County
- Two Mile
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Creels to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Creels to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Creels and extending to:
- Apalachicola, which is the Seat of Franklin County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 56 miles [90.1 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could walk a straight line from Creels to Tallahassee, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 770 miles [1,239.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,644 miles [10,692.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,331 miles [11,798.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Creels. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Franklin County: www.franklincountyflorida.com/
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Creels) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creels. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 29.8219, Longitude: -84.9091 In this case, the coordinates for Creels have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Creels to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.312 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.199 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.339 degrees. |