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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 Sand Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sand 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 Sand Creek:
    • 38.033345, -97.369759
    • 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 Sand 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 Sand Creek ...

We found eight communities that share the name Sand Creek.

Within Kansas, the name Sand Creek is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Adams 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 Colorado community of Sand Creek [Adams County].
    • Indiana
      • Parke 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 Indiana community of Sand Creek [Parke County].
    • Michigan
      • Lenawee County
      • This Sand Creek is located in Lenawee County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Sand Creek that is located in Harvey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lenawee County community of Sand Creek.
    • Montana
      • McCone County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Sand Creek [McCone County].
    • Nebraska
      • Saunders 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 Nebraska community of Sand Creek [Saunders County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Grant County
      • This Sand Creek is located in Grant County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Sand Creek that is located in Harvey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Sand Creek.
    • West Virginia
      • Lincoln 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 West Virginia community of Sand Creek [Lincoln County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Dunn County
      • This Sand Creek is located in Dunn County and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Sand Creek that is located in Harvey County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dunn County community of Sand Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sand 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.

  • Greenwich
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwich have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwich
    • Greenwich is located in Sedgwick County
  • Maize
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maize have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maize
    • Maize is located in Sedgwick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,267 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Maize <5>
  • Moundridge
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Mount Hope
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Park City
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Park City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Park City
    • Park City is located in Sedgwick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,943 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Park City <5>
  • Peabody
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peabody
    • Peabody is located in Marion County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,079 people
    • Former name for Peabody:
    • Coneburgh
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Peabody <5>
  • Riverview
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
    • Riverview is located in Sedgwick County
  • Valley Center
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Center
    • Valley Center is located in Sedgwick County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,385 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Valley Center <5>

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

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

  • Newton, which is the Seat of Harvey County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<2> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Sand Creek to Topeka, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,098 miles [1,767.1 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 63 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,725 miles [10,822.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,473 miles [12,026.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,366 miles [8,635.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

The official website for Harvey County: www.harveycounty.com/

The official website for State of Kansas: https://portal.kansas.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Sand 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.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Sand Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sand Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.0333, Longitude: -97.3698       In this case, the coordinates for Sand Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Sand Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Sand 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 320.879 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 318.241 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.228 degrees.




 

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