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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 Marsh Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marsh 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 Marsh Creek:
    • 33.997324, -84.028519
    • 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 Marsh 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 Gwinnett County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett County
    • Since Marsh Creek is near Forsyth County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 Marsh Creek

Communities Also Named Marsh Creek ...

We found four communities that are also named Marsh Creek.

Within Georgia, the name Marsh Creek is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Republic County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Marsh Creek [Republic County].
    • Kentucky
      • Whitley County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Marsh Creek [Whitley County].
    • Missouri
      • Madison County
      • This Marsh Creek is located in Madison County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Marsh Creek that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Marsh Creek.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Tioga County
      • This Marsh Creek is located in Tioga County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Marsh Creek that is located in Gwinnett County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tioga County community of Marsh Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Marsh 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.

  • Deerwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Deerwood is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerwood
  • Falconcrest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Falconcrest is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falconcrest
  • Forest River
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Forest River is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest River
  • Friendly Village of Crooked Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Hunting Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Hunting Creek is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunting Creek
  • Maple Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maple Ridge is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Ridge
  • Meadow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Meadow is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow
  • Murphyville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Murphyville is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murphyville
  • Plantation Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Plantation Woods is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantation Woods
  • Rambling Woods
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Rambling Woods is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rambling Woods
  • Regency Woods
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Regency Woods is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Woods
    • Estimated population in 2019: 189 people
  • Saddlewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Saddlewood is located in Gwinnett County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saddlewood
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Sandlewood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Sandlewood is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
    • Steeplechase
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Steeplechase is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase
    • Summerville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Summerville is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerville
    • Village Gate
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Village Gate is located in Gwinnett County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Village Gate

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

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

  • Lawrenceville, which is the Seat of Gwinnett County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Marsh Creek to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 514 miles [827.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,412 miles [10,319.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,993 miles [8,035.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Marsh 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Marsh Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Marsh 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 Marsh Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.9973, Longitude: -84.0285       In this case, the coordinates for Marsh Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.052 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.481 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.085 degrees.