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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 Wolf Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolf 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 Wolf Creek:
    • 37.626717, -89.052853
    • 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 Wolf 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 Wolf Creek ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Wolf Creek.

Within Illinois, the name Wolf Creek is unique.

Beyond Illinois, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County and lies 320 miles [515 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Wolf Creek that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Arkansas
      • Pike 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 Arkansas community of Wolf Creek [Pike County].
    • Indiana
      • Marshall 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 Indiana community of Wolf Creek [Marshall County].
    • Kansas
      • Lincoln County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Lincoln County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Kentucky
      • Meade County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Meade County and lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wolf Creek that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Montana
      • Lewis and Clark County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 1,334 miles [2,146.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Wolf Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County and lies 319 miles [513.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wolf Creek that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Ohio
      • Washington County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Washington County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Wolf Creek that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Oregon
      • Josephine County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Josephine County and lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Josephine County community of Wolf Creek.
      • Lane County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Lane County and lies 1,832 miles [2,948.3 km] to the west northwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Wolf Creek.
    • South Dakota
      • Hutchinson County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Hutchinson County and lies 598 miles [962.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hutchinson County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Cocke County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Wolf Creek that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Wolf Creek.
      • DeKalb 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 Wolf Creek [DeKalb County].
      • Lawrence County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Lawrence County and lies 198 miles [318.7 km] to the south southeast of the Wolf Creek that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Wolf Creek.
      • Rhea County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Rhea County and lies 269 miles [432.9 km] to the east southeast of the Wolf Creek that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Texas
      • San Jacinto County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in San Jacinto County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Weber County and lies 1,236 miles [1,989.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Wolf Creek.
    • West Virginia
      • Summers 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 Wolf Creek [Summers County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Polk County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Polk County and lies 579 miles [931.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Williamson County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Wolf Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolf 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.

  • Crainville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crainville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crainville
    • Crainville is located in Williamson County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,419 people
  • Deer Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Ridge
    • Deer Ridge is located in Johnson County
  • Egypt Shores
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt Shores
    • Egypt Shores is located in Williamson County
  • Goreville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Lake Crest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Crest
    • Lake Crest is located in Williamson County
  • Lick Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Creek
    • Lick Creek is located in Union County
  • Pharoahs Gardens
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pharoahs Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pharoahs Gardens
    • Pharoahs Gardens is located in Johnson County
  • Sleepy Hollow
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sleepy Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> 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
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek Ranch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek Ranch
    • Sugar Creek Ranch is located in Johnson County
  • Sunset Harbor
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Harbor
    • Sunset Harbor is located in Williamson County
  • Water Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
    • Water Valley is located in Union County

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

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

  • Marion, which is the Seat of Williamson County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wolf Creek to Marion, with an average speed<5> 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 152 miles [244.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). 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 656 miles [1,055.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,172 miles [11,542.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,049 miles [8,125.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Wolf 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Wolf Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Wolf Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6267, Longitude: -89.0529       In this case, the coordinates for Wolf 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 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 Wolf 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>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 Wolf 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 315.289 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.715 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.349 degrees.




 

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