Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Rock Creek Center, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Rock Creek Center and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Rock Creek Center

• 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 Rock Creek Center:
  • 40.785602, -85.392473
  • 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 Rock Creek Center

• 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 Huntington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Huntington County
  • Since Rock Creek Center is near Wells County and also Grant County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wells County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grant 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 Rock Creek Center

Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock Creek Center ...

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.

• Buckeye
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Buckeye is located in Huntington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
• Greenville
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Greenville is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
• Greenwood
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Greenwood is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
• Jeff
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Jeff is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeff
• Kingsland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Kingsland is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingsland
• Liberty Center
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Liberty Center is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Center
• Monument City ‑ Historic
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Monument City is located in Huntington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Monument City
• Murray
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Murray is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Murray
• Pleasant Plain
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Plain is located in Huntington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Plain
• Plum Tree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Plum Tree is located in Huntington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Tree
• River
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • River is located in Huntington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River
• Toll Gate Heights
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Toll Gate Heights is located in Wells County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toll Gate Heights

How Far From Rock Creek Center to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Rock Creek Center and extending to:

• Huntington, which is the Seat of Huntington County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from Rock Creek Center to Indianapolis, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 461 miles [741.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 27 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,881 miles [11,073.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,760 miles [7,660.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'