Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Kettle Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kettle Creek and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Kettle 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 Kettle Creek:
  • 33.469859, -82.170120
  • 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 Kettle 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia County
  • Since Kettle Creek is near Richmond County and also McCormick County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for McCormick 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 Kettle Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Kettle 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.

• Glennwood
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Glennwood is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood
• Grovetown
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Grovetown is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grovetown
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 16,639 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grovetown <1>
• Hillbrook
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Hillbrook is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
• Lake Royal
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Lake Royal is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Royal
• Maple Creek
  (Less than 2 miles to the north)
  • Maple Creek is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
• Meadowview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Meadowview is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
• Quail Creek
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Quail Creek is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
• Ridge Crossing
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Ridge Crossing is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crossing
• Ridge Point
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
  • Ridge Point is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
• Ropers Crossroads
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Ropers Crossroads is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads
• Sugarcreek
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Sugarcreek is located in Columbia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugarcreek
• Tower Pines
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Tower Pines is located in Richmond County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Pines

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Kettle Creek and extending to:

• Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Kettle Creek to Appling, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 129 miles [207.6 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 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 471 miles [758 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 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,051 miles [11,347.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'