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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 Georges Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Georges 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 Georges Creek:
    • 37.973623, -82.667875
    • 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 Georges 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 Lawrence County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
    • Since Georges Creek is near Johnson County and also Martin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Martin 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 Georges Creek

Communities Also Named Georges Creek ...

We found three communities that are also named Georges Creek.

Within Kentucky, the name Georges Creek is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Marion County
      • This Georges Creek is located in Marion County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<1> to the west of the Georges Creek that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Georges Creek.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Georges Creek is located in Allegany County and lies 237 miles [381.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Georges Creek that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Georges Creek.
    • Texas
      • Somervell County
      • This Georges Creek is located in Somervell County and lies 930 miles [1,496.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Georges Creek that is located in Lawrence County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somervell County community of Georges Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Georges 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.

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

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

  • Louisa, which is the Seat of Lawrence County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Georges Creek to Louisa, with an average speed<2> 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 120 miles [193.1 km] to the west (W). 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 311 miles [500.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,173 miles [9,934.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,888 miles [11,085.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,763 miles [7,665.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Georges Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Georges Creek 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 Georges Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9736, Longitude: -82.6679       In this case, the coordinates for Georges Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.297 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.184 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.428 degrees.