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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 Deer Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer 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 Deer Creek:
    • 41.420592, -87.258090
    • 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 Deer 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 Deer Creek ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Deer Creek.

There is one other community in Indiana which is also named Deer Creek.

Beyond Indiana, we know of another 21 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Indiana ...
    • Carroll County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Carroll County and lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Deer Creek.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Gila County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Gila County and lies 1,404 miles [2,259.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Deer Creek.
      • Maricopa County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,463 miles [2,354.5 km] to the west southwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Deer Creek.
    • Arkansas
      • Grant County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Grant County and lies 569 miles [915.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Deer Creek.
    • California
      • Tehama County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Tehama County and lies 1,773 miles [2,853.4 km]<1> to the west of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Deer Creek.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Sussex County and lies 641 miles [1,031.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Deer Creek.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 958 miles [1,541.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Deer Creek.
    • Georgia
      • Carroll 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 Georgia community of Deer Creek [Carroll County].
    • Idaho
      • Clearwater 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 Idaho community of Deer Creek [Clearwater County].
    • Illinois
      • Tazewell County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Tazewell County and lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Deer Creek.
    • Iowa
      • Worth County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Worth County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Deer Creek.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 592 miles [952.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Deer Creek.
      • Harford 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 Maryland community of Deer Creek [Harford County].
    • Michigan
      • Livingston County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Livingston County and lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Deer Creek.
    • Minnesota
      • Otter Tail County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Deer Creek.
    • Ohio
      • Pickaway 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 Ohio community of Deer Creek [Pickaway County].
      • Trumbull County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Trumbull County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Deer Creek.
    • Oklahoma
      • Grant County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Grant County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Deer Creek.
    • Texas
      • Clay County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Clay County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Deer Creek.
    • Utah
      • Utah County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Utah County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Deer Creek.
    • Virginia
      • Campbell County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Campbell County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Deer Creek.
    • West Virginia
      • Pocahontas County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Pocahontas County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Lake County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Deer Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer 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.

  • Crown Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Deep River
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deep River have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep River
    • Deep River is located in Lake County
  • Gates Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Corner
    • Gates Corner is located in Porter County
  • Green Acres
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
    • Green Acres is located in Lake County
  • Independence Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Independence Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence Hill
    • Independence Hill is located in Lake County
  • Lake Eliza
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Eliza have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Eliza
    • Lake Eliza is located in Porter County
  • Leroy
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leroy
    • Leroy is located in Lake County
  • Liberty Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Park have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Park
    • Liberty Park is located in Lake County
  • Merrillville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Porter Crossroads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porter Crossroads
    • Porter Crossroads is located in Porter County
  • Shady Lawn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Lawn have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Lawn
    • Shady Lawn is located in Lake County
  • Turkey Creek Meadows
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Creek Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Creek Meadows
    • Turkey Creek Meadows is located in Lake County

How Far From Deer Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Deer Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Crown Point, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the West.
  • Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 127 miles [204.4 km]<1> to the south southeast (SSE). If you could drive a straight line from Deer Creek to Indianapolis, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,190 miles [9,961.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,927 miles [11,147.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,809 miles [7,739.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deer Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Lake County: www.lakecountyin.org/

The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Deer Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deer Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.4206, Longitude: -87.2581       In this case, the coordinates for Deer 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 Deer 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 Deer 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 Deer 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 314.19 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.986 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.516 degrees.




 

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