Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Deep Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deep Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Deep 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 Deep Creek:
- 37.695904, -85.022737
- 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 Deep 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 Mercer County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Mercer County
- Since Deep Creek is near Washington County and also Boyle County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- eBird sighting report for Boyle 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
Communities Also Named Deep Creek ...
We found nineteen communities that share the name Deep Creek.
Within Kentucky, the name Deep Creek is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Deep Creek lies 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deep Creek that is located in Mercer County.
- Colorado
- San Miguel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Deep Creek [San Miguel County].
- Florida
- Charlotte County
- This Deep Creek is located in Charlotte County and lies 757 miles [1,218.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Deep Creek that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Deep Creek.
- Columbia County
- This Deep Creek is located in Columbia County and lies 523 miles [841.7 km] to the south southeast of the Deep Creek that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Deep Creek.
- Idaho
- Boundary County
- This Deep Creek is located in Boundary County and lies 1,734 miles [2,790.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deep Creek that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boundary County community of Deep Creek.
- Twin Falls County
- This Deep Creek is located in Twin Falls County and lies 1,601 miles [2,576.6 km] to the west northwest of the Deep Creek that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twin Falls County community of Deep Creek.
- Kansas
- Clay County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Deep Creek [Clay County].
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Deep Creek [Anne Arundel County].
- Mississippi
- Perry County
- This Deep Creek is located in Perry County and lies 517 miles [832 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Deep Creek that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Deep Creek.
- Montana
- Broadwater 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 Deep Creek [Broadwater County].
- Nevada
- Elko 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 Nevada community of Deep Creek [Elko County].
- North Carolina
- Anson County
- This Deep Creek is located in Anson County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Deep Creek that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anson County community of Deep Creek.
- Oregon
- Clackamas 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 Oregon community of Deep Creek [Clackamas County].
- Tennessee
- Knox County
- This Deep Creek is located in Knox County and lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Deep Creek that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Deep Creek.
- Virginia
- Accomack County
- This Deep Creek is located in Accomack County and lies 506 miles [814.3 km]<1> to the east of the Deep Creek that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Deep Creek.
- Chesapeake City
- This Deep Creek is located in Chesapeake City and lies 481 miles [774.1 km] to the east of the Deep Creek that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chesapeake City community of Deep Creek.
- Newport News City
- This Deep Creek is located in Newport News City and lies 468 miles [753.2 km] to the east of the Deep Creek that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Deep Creek.
- Norfolk City
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of Deep Creek [Norfolk City].
- Washington
- Spokane County
- This Deep Creek is located in Spokane County and lies 1,779 miles [2,863 km]<1> to the northwest of the Deep Creek that is located in Mercer County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Deep Creek.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Deep 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.
- Battle
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Bushtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Cornishville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cornishville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornishville
- Cornishville is located in Mercer County
- Craintown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Jenkinsville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsville
- Jenkinsville is located in Washington County
- Mackville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mackville
- Mackville is located in Washington County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Nevada
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nevada
- Nevada is located in Mercer County
- Pottsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pottsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pottsville
- Pottsville is located in Washington County
- Texas
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Deep 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 Deep Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Deep Creek and extending to:
- Harrodsburg, which is the Seat of Mercer County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deep Creek to Harrodsburg, with an average speed<5> 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 35 miles [56.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 440 miles [708.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,281 miles [10,108.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,001 miles [11,267 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,876 miles [7,847.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Deep Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Deep Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deep Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6959, Longitude: -85.0227 In this case, the coordinates for Deep Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Deep 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. |
| <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 Deep 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 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. |
| <6> | 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 Deep Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.745 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.801 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.532 degrees. |