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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 Canyon Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Canyon Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Canyon Creek:
    • 33.908450, -83.482662
    • 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 Canyon 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 Oconee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Oconee County
    • Since Canyon Creek is near Clarke County and also Walton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clarke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Walton 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 Canyon Creek

Communities Also Named Canyon Creek ...

We found four communities that are also named Canyon Creek.

Within Georgia, the name Canyon Creek is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, three are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This Canyon Creek lies 2,112 miles [3,398.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Canyon Creek that is located in Oconee County.
    • Idaho
      • Madison 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 Idaho community of Canyon Creek [Madison County].
    • Montana
      • Lewis and Clark County
      • This Canyon Creek is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 1,742 miles [2,803.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Canyon Creek that is located in Oconee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Canyon Creek.
    • Texas
      • Collin 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 Texas community of Canyon Creek [Collin County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Canyon 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.

  • Allen
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Allen is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Allen
  • Bogart
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Crystal Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Crystal Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hills
  • Deerbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Deerbrook is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerbrook
  • Elder Heights
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Elder Heights is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Heights
  • Elder Ridge
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Elder Ridge is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elder Ridge
  • Fieldstone
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fieldstone is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldstone
  • Greene
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Greene is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greene
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holly Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Holly Hills is located in Clarke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
  • Indian Hills
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Indian Hills is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Hills
  • Ivywood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Ivywood is located in Oconee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivywood
  • Continue List   (16 more) ...
    • Jennings Mill
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Jennings Mill is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Mill
    • Kingswood
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Kingswood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
    • Laurel Chase
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Laurel Chase is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Chase
    • McNutt Creek
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • McNutt Creek is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for McNutt Creek
    • Oak Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Oak Grove is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Overlook Village
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Overlook Village is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overlook Village
    • Pine Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pine Ridge is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
    • Pleasant Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Pleasant Hills is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hills
    • Skyline Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Skyline Park is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
    • Stonebridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stonebridge is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebridge
    • Summit Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Summit Grove is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summit Grove
    • Tanglebrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Tanglebrook is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglebrook
    • Tanglewood
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Tanglewood is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tee Pee
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Tee Pee is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tee Pee
    • Windy Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Windy Creek is located in Oconee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Creek
    • Windy Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Windy Hill is located in Clarke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

How Far From Canyon 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 Canyon Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Canyon Creek and extending to:

  • Watkinsville, which is the Seat of Oconee County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Canyon Creek to Atlanta, with an average speed<4> 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 496 miles [798.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,393 miles [10,288.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,094 miles [11,416.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,972 miles [8,001.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Canyon 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 Canyon 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 Canyon 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 Canyon Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9085, Longitude: -83.4827       In this case, the coordinates for Canyon Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.73 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.097 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.894 degrees.