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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 Coal Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coal 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 Coal Creek:
    • 41.437655, -92.393604
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Coal Creek
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Coal Creek ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Coal Creek.

Within Iowa, the name Coal Creek is unique.

Beyond Iowa, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Coal Creek lies 2,549 miles [4,102.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Coal Creek that is located in Keokuk County.
    • British Columbia
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Coal Creek.
    • Colorado
      • Fremont County
      • This Coal Creek is located in Fremont County and lies 707 miles [1,137.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Coal Creek that is located in Keokuk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Coal Creek.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km] to the west of the Coal Creek that is located in Keokuk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Coal Creek.
    • Indiana
      • Fountain County
      • This Coal Creek is located in Fountain County and lies 279 miles [449 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Coal Creek that is located in Keokuk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Coal Creek.
    • Kansas
      • Atchison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Coal Creek [Atchison County].
      • Ottawa County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Coal Creek [Ottawa County].
    • Montana
      • McCone County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Coal Creek [McCone County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Coal Creek lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coal Creek that is located in Keokuk County.
    • Oklahoma
      • Le Flore County
      • This Coal Creek is located in Le Flore County and lies 448 miles [721 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Coal Creek that is located in Keokuk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Coal Creek.
    • Washington
      • Cowlitz County
      • This Coal Creek is located in Cowlitz County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Coal Creek that is located in Keokuk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cowlitz County community of Coal Creek.
      • King County
      • This Coal Creek is located in King County and lies 1,513 miles [2,434.9 km] to the west northwest of the Coal Creek that is located in Keokuk County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Coal Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coal 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.

  • Aurora
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Aurora have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Aurora
    • Aurora is located in Keokuk County
  • Deep River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Deep River is located in Poweshiek County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 268 people
  • Delta
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Indianapolis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Jamestown
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jamestown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jamestown
    • Jamestown is located in Keokuk County
  • Rose Hill
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Spring Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
    • Spring Valley is located in Mahaska County
  • Union Mills
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Vulcan ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Vulcan have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vulcan
    • Vulcan is located in Keokuk County
  • What Cheer
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)

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

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

  • Sigourney, which is the Seat of Keokuk County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Coal Creek to Sigourney, with an average speed<6> 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.
  • Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 827 miles [1,330.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 33 days and walking would take 47 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,375 miles [10,259.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,013 miles [8,067.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Coal Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.gov/

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- Coal Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coal Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4377, Longitude: -92.3936       In this case, the coordinates for Coal Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Coal Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Coal 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.
<4>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Coal Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.638 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.933 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 311.068 degrees.




 

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