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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 Creekmore, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creekmore 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 Creekmore:
    • 36.622858, -84.361603
    • 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 Creekmore
  • 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 McCreary County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for McCreary County
    • Since Creekmore is near Scott County and also Whitley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Whitley 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 Creekmore

Curious and Interesting Names Near Creekmore ...

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.

  • Blue Heron
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Blue Heron is located in McCreary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Heron
  • Bowl ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Bowl is located in Scott County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bowl
  • Clay Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Clay Hill is located in Scott County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clay Hill
  • Coal Mine ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Coal Mine is located in Campbell County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Mine
  • Doctors ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Doctors is located in Scott County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Doctors
  • Duckrun
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Duckrun is located in Whitley County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duckrun
  • Elk Valley
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Elk Valley is located in Campbell County (TN)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
    • Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
  • Hickory Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Grove is located in McCreary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Hill Top
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hill Top is located in McCreary County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Top
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Hollyhill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Hollyhill is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollyhill
    • Marshes Siding
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
      • Marshes Siding is located in McCreary County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshes Siding
    • Pine Knot
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Piney Grove
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
      • Piney Grove is located in Scott County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
    • Pleasant Grove
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
      • Pleasant Grove is located in Scott County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
    • Roberta
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
      • Roberta is located in Scott County (TN)
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roberta

How Far From Creekmore to ...

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Creekmore and extending to:

  • Whitley City, which is the Seat of McCreary County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Creekmore to Whitley City, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 112 miles [180.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 429 miles [690.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,304 miles [10,145.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 drawn from Point A (ie- Creekmore) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Creekmore to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creekmore. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.6229, Longitude: -84.3616       In this case, the coordinates for Creekmore have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.322 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.164 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.54 degrees.