Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Smith Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Smith Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Smith Creek
- 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 Smith Creek:
- 30.181867, -84.656852
- 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 Smith 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 Wakulla County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wakulla County
- Since Smith Creek is near Liberty County and also Leon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Liberty County
- eBird sighting report for Leon 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 Smith Creek ...
We found three communities that share the name Smith Creek.
Within Florida, the name Smith Creek is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Morgan County
- Although located in Morgan County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Smith Creek.
- North Carolina
- New Hanover County
- This Smith Creek is located in New Hanover County and lies 486 miles [782.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Smith Creek that is located in Wakulla County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Hanover County community of Smith Creek.
- Tennessee
- Polk 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 Tennessee community of Smith Creek [Polk County].
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Smith 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.
- Big Blackjack Landing
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Blackjack Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Blackjack Landing
- Big Blackjack Landing is located in Franklin County
- Fawn Ford
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Helen
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast) - Holland
(18 miles [29 km] to the northeast) - Ivan
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east) - Jensen Place
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jensen Place have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jensen Place
- Jensen Place is located in Liberty County
- Lake View Point
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake View Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Point
- Lake View Point is located in Gadsden County
- Liberty
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest) - Mount Pleasant
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Pleasant have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Wakulla County
- Panacea Park
(18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panacea Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panacea Park
- Panacea Park is located in Wakulla County
- Pine Log
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south) - Sopchoppy
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sopchoppy
- Sopchoppy is located in Wakulla County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 500 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sopchoppy <4>
- Twin Pole
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Smith 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 Smith Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Smith Creek and extending to:
- Crawfordville, which is the Seat of Wakulla County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Smith Creek to Crawfordville, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 28 miles [45.1 km] to the northeast (NE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 741 miles [1,192.5 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 29 days and walking would take 43 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,616 miles [10,647.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,304 miles [11,754.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,189 miles [8,350.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Smith Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/
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- Smith Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Smith Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1819, Longitude: -84.6569 In this case, the coordinates for Smith 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Smith 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> | 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. |
| <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 Smith 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 312.198 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.117 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.178 degrees. |