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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Creels

Communities Also Named Creels ...

We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
  • West Virginia
    • Wood County
    • This Creels is located in Wood County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Creels that is located in Franklin County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Creels.

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)
  • Beverly is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
• Brickyard
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Brickyard is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brickyard
• Franklin
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Franklin is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Green Point
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Green Point is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Point
• Hays Place
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Hays Place is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hays Place
• High Bluff
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • High Bluff is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bluff
• Owl Landing
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Owl Landing is located in Liberty County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl Landing
• Two Mile
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Two Mile is located in Franklin County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Mile

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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,217 miles [8,395.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'