Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Lick Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lick Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Lick 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 Lick Creek:
- 37.522321, -89.075119
- 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 Lick 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 Union County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Union County
- Since Lick Creek is near Johnson County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 Lick Creek ...
We found seven communities that share the name Lick Creek.
Within Illinois, the name Lick Creek is unique.
Beyond Illinois, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Lawrence County
- This Lick Creek is located in Lawrence County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the east of the Lick Creek that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Lick Creek.
- Pike County
- This Lick Creek is located in Pike County and lies 371 miles [597.1 km] to the east of the Lick Creek that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Lick Creek.
- Tennessee
- Benton County
- This Lick Creek is located in Benton County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Lick Creek that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Lick Creek.
- Decatur County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lick Creek [Decatur County].
- Hickman County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lick Creek [Hickman County].
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lick Creek [Boone County].
- Summers County
- This Lick Creek is located in Summers County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km]<1> to the east of the Lick Creek that is located in Union County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Lick Creek.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Lick 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.
- Deer Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
- Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
- Goreville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goreville
- Goreville is located in Johnson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,046 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Goreville <4>
- Mason
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west) - Moscow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Mount Pleasant
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Union County
- Pleasant Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Johnson County
- Sleepy Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Williamson County
- Sugar Creek Ranch
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Ranch
- Sugar Creek Ranch is located in Johnson County
- Water Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Union County
- Wolf Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wolf Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Creek
- Wolf Creek is located in Williamson County
How Far From Lick 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 Lick Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Lick Creek and extending to:
- Jonesboro, which is the Seat of Union County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lick Creek to Jonesboro, 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.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 159 miles [255.9 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 659 miles [1,060.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,449 miles [10,378.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,178 miles [11,551.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,055 miles [8,135.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Lick Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lick Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Lick Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5223, Longitude: -89.0751 In this case, the coordinates for Lick Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Lick 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. |
| <3> | 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 Lick Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <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 Lick 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 315.299 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.712 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.383 degrees. |