Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Gold Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gold Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Gold 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 Gold Creek:
- 47.137142, -115.407925
- 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 Gold 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 Shoshone County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shoshone County
- Since Gold Creek is near Mineral County and also Clearwater County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mineral County
- eBird sighting report for Clearwater 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Gold Creek ...
We found five communities that share the name Gold Creek.
Within Idaho, the name Gold Creek is unique.
Beyond Idaho, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alaska
- This Gold Creek lies 1,701 miles [2,737.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Gold Creek that is located in Shoshone County.
- Arkansas
- Faulkner County
- This Gold Creek is located in Faulkner County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gold Creek that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faulkner County community of Gold Creek.
- Georgia
- Paulding County
- This Gold Creek is located in Paulding County and lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Gold Creek that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Gold Creek.
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Elko County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Elko County community of Gold Creek.
- Oregon
- Polk County
- This Gold Creek is located in Polk County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Gold Creek that is located in Shoshone County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Gold Creek.
- Alaska
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gold 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.
- Borax ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northwest) - Cabin City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cabin City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin City
- Cabin City is located in Mineral County (MT)
- Cedar Junction ‑ Historic
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Junction
- Cedar Junction is located in Mineral County (MT)
- Falcon
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Horsecamp
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the west) - Keystone ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the northeast) - Spring Gulch
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Gulch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Gulch
- Spring Gulch is located in Mineral County (MT)
- Stetson
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest) - Superior
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Superior
- Superior is located in Mineral County (MT)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 897 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Superior <4>
How Far From Gold Creek 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 Gold Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gold Creek and extending to:
- Wallace, which is the Seat of Shoshone County, lies 33 miles [53.1 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Gold Creek to Wallace, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Boise City, which is the State Capital of Idaho, lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,996 miles [3,212.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 78 days and walking would take 114 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,682 miles [10,753.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,450 miles [11,989.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,503 miles [8,856.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Gold Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Idaho: www.state.id.us/
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 from Point A (ie- Gold Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Gold Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.1371, Longitude: -115.4079 In this case, the coordinates for Gold 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 Gold Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Gold Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 335.185 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 335.808 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 323.328 degrees. |