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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 Creekwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creekwood 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 Creekwood:
- 41.645309, -87.974502
- 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 Creekwood
- 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 Will County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Will County
- Since Creekwood is near Cook County and also DuPage County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cook County
- Open the eBird sighting report for DuPage 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 Creekwood
Communities Also Named Creekwood ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Creekwood.
Within Illinois, the name Creekwood is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Creekwood is located in Lauderdale County and lies 469 miles [754.8 km]<1> to the south of the Creekwood that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Creekwood.
- Mobile County
- This Creekwood is located in Mobile County and lies 759 miles [1,221.5 km] to the south of the Creekwood that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Creekwood.
- Georgia
- Camden County
- This Creekwood is located in Camden County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Creekwood.
- Coweta County
- This Creekwood is located in Coweta County and lies 596 miles [959.2 km] to the south southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Creekwood.
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Creekwood is located in Marion County and lies 155 miles [249.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Creekwood.
- North Carolina
- Craven County
- This Creekwood is located in Craven County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Creekwood.
- Davie County
- This Creekwood is located in Davie County and lies 560 miles [901.2 km] to the southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Creekwood.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Creekwood is located in Anderson County and lies 567 miles [912.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Creekwood.
- Lexington County
- This Creekwood is located in Lexington County and lies 643 miles [1,034.8 km] to the southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Creekwood.
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Creekwood is located in Bedford County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the south of the Creekwood that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Creekwood.
- Blount County
- This Creekwood is located in Blount County and lies 461 miles [741.9 km] to the south southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Creekwood.
- Rutherford County
- This Creekwood is located in Rutherford County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km] to the south southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Will County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Creekwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creekwood ...
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.
- Cache Lake
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Cache Lake is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cache Lake
- Chickasaw
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Chickasaw is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chickasaw
- Cinnamon Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Cinnamon Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cinnamon Creek
- Dawn Wood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Dawn Wood is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dawn Wood
- Derby Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Derby Hills is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Derby Hills
- Erin Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Erin Hills is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erin Hills
- Fox Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Fox Hills is located in Cook County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hills
- Long Run Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Long Run Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Run Creek
- Pebble Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Pebble Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Creek
- Spring Creek Woods
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Spring Creek Woods is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek Woods
- Twin Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Twin Creek is located in Will County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Creek
How Far From Creekwood 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 Creekwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Creekwood and extending to:
- Joliet, which is the Seat of Will County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Creekwood to Joliet, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 155 miles [249.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 606 miles [975.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,206 miles [9,987.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,828 miles [7,769.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Creekwood) 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 Creekwood 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 Creekwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.6453, Longitude: -87.9745 In this case, the coordinates for Creekwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.663 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.558 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.803 degrees. |
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