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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 Creek View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creek View 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 Creek View:
    • 33.565412, -82.113174
    • 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 Creek View
  • 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
    • Since Creek View is near McCormick County and also Richmond County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond 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 Creek View

Communities Also Named Creek View ...

We found four communities that are also named Creek View.

There is one other community in Georgia that is also named Creek View.

Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Georgia ...
    • Cherokee County
      • This Creek View is located in Cherokee County and lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Creek View that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Creek View.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Creek View is located in Hillsborough County and lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<1> to the south of the Creek View that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Creek View.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Creek View is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Creek View that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Creek View.
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Creek View is located in Forsyth County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Creek View that is located in Columbia County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Creek View.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Creek View ...

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.

  • Camelot
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Camelot is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Chimney Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chimney Hill is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Hill
  • Evans
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Evans Mill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Evans Mill is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evans Mill
  • Fernbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fernbrook is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbrook
  • Forest Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest Creek is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Creek
  • Furys Ferry
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Furys Ferry is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Furys Ferry
  • Glennwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Glennwood is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood
  • Holiday Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Holiday Park is located in Columbia County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Park
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lulaville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Lulaville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lulaville
      • Estimated population in 2019: 2,961 people
    • Martinez
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Maysville ‑ Historic
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Maysville is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Memory Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Memory Park is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memory Park
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 122 people
    • Stevens Pointe
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Stevens Pointe is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Pointe
    • Sweetbriar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Columbia County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar

How Far From Creek View to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Creek View to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Creek View to Appling, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 131 miles [210.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,045 miles [11,337.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,926 miles [7,927.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Creek View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Creek View 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 Creek View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5654, Longitude: -82.1132       In this case, the coordinates for Creek View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.929 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.126 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.458 degrees.