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 Williams Creek:
39.900124, -86.150241
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We found two communities that share the name Williams Creek.
Within Indiana, the name Williams Creek is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Kentucky
Carter County
This Williams Creek is located in Carter County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Williams Creek that is located in Marion County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Williams Creek.
Oregon
Jackson County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Williams Creek [Jackson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Williams 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.
Chesterton (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chesterton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 town such as Williams Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williams Creek and extending to:
Indianapolis, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Williams Creek to Indianapolis, with an average speed<4> 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.
Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 9 miles [14.5 km] to the south (S). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 490 miles [788.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,221 miles [10,011.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,951 miles [11,186.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,829 miles [7,771.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Williams Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Williams Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.9001, Longitude: -86.1502 In this case, the coordinates for Williams Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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 Williams Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 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 Williams Creek 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 313.472 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.949 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.424 degrees.