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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 Willowcreek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Willowcreek 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 Willowcreek:
    • 33.683719, -84.204920
    • 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 Willowcreek
  • 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Since Willowcreek is near Henry County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Willowcreek

Communities Also Named Willowcreek ...

We found three communities that are also named Willowcreek.

Within Georgia, the name Willowcreek is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oregon
      • Malheur County
      • This Willowcreek is located in Malheur County and lies 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willowcreek that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Willowcreek.
    • Utah
      • Salt Lake County
      • This Willowcreek is located in Salt Lake County and lies 1,585 miles [2,550.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Willowcreek that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Salt Lake County community of Willowcreek.
      • Weber County
      • This Willowcreek is located in Weber County and lies 1,602 miles [2,578.2 km] to the west northwest of the Willowcreek that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Willowcreek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Willowcreek ...

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.

  • Bramblewood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Bramblewood is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramblewood
  • Chapel Hill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Chapel Hill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Hill
  • Chapel Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Chapel Mill is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapel Mill
  • Cherry Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
  • Cherrywood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Cherrywood is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Chimney Ridge
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Chimney Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
  • Forest Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
  • Kings Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Kings Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
  • Kings Row
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Kings Row is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Row
  • Leisure Woods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Leisure Woods is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leisure Woods
  • Lincolndale
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Lincolndale is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
  • Miners Creek
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Miners Creek is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miners Creek
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Moonlight Forest
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
    • Raiders Ridge
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Raiders Ridge is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raiders Ridge
    • River Run
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • River Run is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
    • Riverchase
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
    • Royal Oaks
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Royal Oaks is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oaks
    • Snapfinger
      (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
      • Snapfinger is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snapfinger
    • Woodstream
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Woodstream is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodstream

How Far From Willowcreek to ...

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

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

  • Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from Willowcreek to Atlanta, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 537 miles [864.2 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 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,434 miles [10,354.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,136 miles [11,484.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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- Willowcreek) 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 Willowcreek 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 Willowcreek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6837, Longitude: -84.2049       In this case, the coordinates for Willowcreek 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 307.541 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.231 degrees.