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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 Sugarcreek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugarcreek and the surrounding area.
- 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 Sugarcreek:
- 33.484859, -82.181231
- 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 Sugarcreek
- 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 Sugarcreek 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 Sugarcreek
Communities Also Named Sugarcreek ...
We found three communities that are also named Sugarcreek.
Within Georgia, the name Sugarcreek is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Sugarcreek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 380 miles [611.6 km]<1> to the south of the Sugarcreek that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sugarcreek.
- Ohio
- Tuscarawas County
- This Sugarcreek is located in Tuscarawas County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the north of the Sugarcreek that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tuscarawas County community of Sugarcreek.
- Pennsylvania
- Venango County
- This Sugarcreek is located in Venango County and lies 563 miles [906.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Sugarcreek that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Sugarcreek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugarcreek ...
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 northeast)
- Glennwood is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glennwood
- Grovetown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hillbrook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hillbrook is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillbrook
- Kettle Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Kettle Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kettle Creek
- Lake Royal
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake Royal is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Royal
- Maple Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- 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 east)
- Quail Creek is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Creek
- Ridge Crossing
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Ridge Crossing is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Crossing
- Ridge Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Ridge Point is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
- Ropers Crossroads
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Ropers Crossroads is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ropers Crossroads
- Tower Pines
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tower Pines is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Pines
How Far From Sugarcreek 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 Sugarcreek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sugarcreek and extending to:
- Appling, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 128 miles [206 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Sugarcreek to Atlanta, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 470 miles [756.4 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 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Sugarcreek) 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 Sugarcreek 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 Sugarcreek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4849, Longitude: -82.1812 In this case, the coordinates for Sugarcreek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.966 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.157 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.505 degrees. |
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