Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Middlecreek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middlecreek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Middlecreek
- 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 Middlecreek:
- 41.942805, -88.337299
- 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 Middlecreek
- 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 Kane County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Kane County
- Since Middlecreek is near DuPage County and also Cook County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DuPage County
- eBird sighting report for Cook 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 Middlecreek ...
We found one communities that share the name Middlecreek.
Within Illinois, the name Middlecreek is unique.
Beyond Illinois, there is another community also named Middlecreek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Floyd County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of Middlecreek [Floyd County].
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Middlecreek ...
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.
- Bonnie
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest) - Burning Tree
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Burning Tree have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burning Tree
- Burning Tree is located in Kane County
- Deer Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Fair Oaks
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Five Island Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Island Park have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Island Park
- Five Island Park is located in Kane County
- Happy Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Hills
- Happy Hills is located in Kane County
- Homeward Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Homeward Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeward Hill
- Homeward Hill is located in Kane County
- Pheasant Run
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pheasant Run have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pheasant Run
- Pheasant Run is located in Kane County
- Rainbow Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rainbow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rainbow Hills
- Rainbow Hills is located in Kane County
- Redgate Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Redgate Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redgate Ridge
- Redgate Ridge is located in Kane County
- River Grange Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Grange Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Grange Lakes
- River Grange Lakes is located in Kane County
- Wildrose
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Wildrose Valley
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildrose Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildrose Valley
- Wildrose Valley is located in Kane County
How Far From Middlecreek 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 Middlecreek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in Middlecreek and extending to:
- Geneva, which is the Seat of Kane County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Springfield, which is the State Capital of Illinois, lies 164 miles [263.9 km]<3> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Middlecreek to Springfield, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 629 miles [1,012.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,205 miles [9,986 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- 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).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,830 miles [7,773.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Middlecreek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Kane County: www.co.kane.il.us/
The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Middlecreek 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. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Middlecreek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Middlecreek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.9428, Longitude: -88.3373 In this case, the coordinates for Middlecreek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Middlecreek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.904 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.875 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.898 degrees. |