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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 Cooper Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooper 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 Cooper Creek:
    • 34.743421, -84.139359
    • 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 Cooper 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 Fannin County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fannin County
    • Since Cooper Creek is near Union County and also Gilmer County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gilmer 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 Cooper Creek

Communities Also Named Cooper Creek ...

We found two communities that are also named Cooper Creek.

Within Georgia, the name Cooper Creek is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Cooper Creek lies 1,959 miles [3,152.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cooper Creek that is located in Fannin County.
    • Texas
      • Denton County
      • This Cooper Creek is located in Denton County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the west of the Cooper Creek that is located in Fannin County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Denton County community of Cooper Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooper 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 Creek
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Big Creek is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Creek
  • Diamond
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Diamond is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond
  • Due ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Due is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Due
  • Hemp
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Hemp is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hemp
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,647 people
  • Jones Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Jones Creek is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Creek
  • Pleasant Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Rogers ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Rogers is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
  • Sarah
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Sarah is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sarah
  • Stanley Mill ‑ Historic
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Stanley Mill is located in Gilmer County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Mill
  • Sugar Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Sugar Hill is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Hill
  • Swan
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Swan is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swan
  • Three Forks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Three Forks is located in Fannin County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
  • Youngcane ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Youngcane is located in Union County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngcane
    • Estimated population in 2019: 1,661 people

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

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

  • Blue Ridge, which is the Seat of Fannin County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cooper Creek to Blue Ridge, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 69 miles [111 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 485 miles [780.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,088 miles [11,407 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,965 miles [7,990.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Cooper Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Cooper 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 Cooper Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7434, Longitude: -84.1394       In this case, the coordinates for Cooper Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.143 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.691 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.942 degrees.