Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Chadwick Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Chadwick Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Chadwick Creek
- 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 Chadwick Creek:
- 38.378000, -82.647150
- 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 Chadwick Creek
- 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 Boyd County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- Since Chadwick Creek is near Wayne County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near Chadwick 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.
- Big Sandy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Big Sandy Junction
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Sandy Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Sandy Junction
- Big Sandy Junction is located in Boyd County
- Cannonsburg
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cannonsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cannonsburg
- Cannonsburg is located in Boyd County
- Clearview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Geigers Crossing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geigers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geigers Crossing
- Geigers Crossing is located in Boyd County
- Ironville
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Little Garner
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Garner have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Garner
- Little Garner is located in Boyd County
- Meads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Neal
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Normal
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Princess
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Princess
- Princess is located in Boyd County
- Savage Branch
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Savage Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Savage Branch
- Savage Branch is located in Boyd County
- Sweet Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Trace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Chadwick 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 Chadwick Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Chadwick Creek and extending to:
- Catlettsburg, which is the Seat of Boyd County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Chadwick Creek to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 304 miles [489.2 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,153 miles [9,902.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,870 miles [11,056.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,745 miles [7,636.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Chadwick Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- Chadwick Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Chadwick Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3780, Longitude: -82.6471 In this case, the coordinates for Chadwick Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Chadwick Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.28 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.224 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.295 degrees. |