Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Indian Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Indian Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Indian 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 Indian Creek:
- 37.3439729, -82.6054555
- 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 Indian 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 Pike County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Pike County
- Since Indian Creek is near Floyd County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Floyd County
- eBird sighting report for Letcher 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 Indian Creek ...
We found 29 communities that share the name Indian Creek.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named Indian Creek.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 28 communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Knox 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 Kentucky community of Indian Creek [Knox County].
- Knox County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bullock 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 Alabama community of Indian Creek [Bullock County].
- Arkansas
- Carroll 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 Arkansas community of Indian Creek [Carroll County].
- California
- Calaveras County
- This Indian Creek is located in Calaveras County and lies 2,051 miles [3,300.8 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Indian Creek that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of Indian Creek.
- Colorado
- Teller 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 Indian Creek [Teller County].
- Florida
- Miami-Dade County
- This Indian Creek is located in Miami-Dade County and lies 804 miles [1,293.9 km]<2> to the south of the Indian Creek that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Miami-Dade County community of Indian Creek.
- Georgia
- Dougherty County
- This Indian Creek is located in Dougherty County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Indian Creek that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dougherty County community of Indian Creek.
- Illinois
- Kane County
- This Indian Creek is located in Kane County and lies 445 miles [716.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the Indian Creek that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kane County community of Indian Creek.
- Lake County
- This Indian Creek is located in Lake County and lies 441 miles [709.7 km] to the northwest of the Indian Creek that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Indian Creek.
- Iowa
- Linn 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 Iowa community of Indian Creek [Linn County].
- Pottawattamie County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Iowa community of Indian Creek [Pottawattamie County].
- Kansas
- Elk 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 Kansas community of Indian Creek [Elk County].
- Gove County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Indian Creek [Gove County].
- Johnson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Indian Creek [Johnson County].
- Linn County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Indian Creek [Linn County].
- Michigan
- Kent 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 Michigan community of Indian Creek [Kent County].
- Missouri
- Monroe County
- This Indian Creek is located in Monroe County and lies 519 miles [835.2 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Indian Creek that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Indian Creek.
- Washington 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 Missouri community of Indian Creek [Washington County].
- Ohio
- Wood County
- This Indian Creek is located in Wood County and lies 294 miles [473.1 km]<2> to the north of the Indian Creek that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Indian Creek.
- Pennsylvania
- Bucks County
- This Indian Creek is located in Bucks County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Indian Creek that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bucks County community of Indian Creek.
- Fayette County
- This Indian Creek is located in Fayette County and lies 246 miles [395.9 km] to the northeast of the Indian Creek that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Indian Creek.
- McKean 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 Pennsylvania community of Indian Creek [McKean County].
- Tennessee
- Campbell County
- This Indian Creek is located in Campbell County and lies 111 miles [178.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Indian Creek that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Indian Creek.
- Unicoi 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 Tennessee community of Indian Creek [Unicoi County].
- Texas
- Brown County
- This Indian Creek is located in Brown County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Indian Creek that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brown County community of Indian Creek.
- Smith County
- Although located in Smith County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Indian Creek.
- Virginia
- Norfolk City
- 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 Virginia community of Indian Creek [Norfolk City].
- West Virginia
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Indian Creek.
- Wisconsin
- Polk County
- This Indian Creek is located in Polk County and lies 760 miles [1,223.1 km]<2> to the northwest of the Indian Creek that is located in Pike County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Indian Creek.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Indian 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.
- Bear Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Beaver
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver
- Beaver is located in Floyd County
- Big Card
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest) - Frogtown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Harley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Lower Long Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lower Long Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lower Long Fork
- Lower Long Fork is located in Pike County
- Marshall Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall Branch
- Marshall Branch is located in Pike County
- Melvin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Penny
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Robinson Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Robinson Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Creek
- Robinson Creek is located in Pike County
- Turkey Pen
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey Pen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Pen
- Turkey Pen is located in Pike County
How Far From Indian 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 Indian Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Indian Creek and extending to:
- Pikeville, which is the Seat of Pike County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Indian Creek to Pikeville, with an average speed<6> 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 137 miles [220.5 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 320 miles [515 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,199 miles [9,976.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,911 miles [11,122.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,787 miles [7,703.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Indian Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 Indian 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 '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- Indian Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Indian Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.3440, Longitude: -82.6055 In this case, the coordinates for Indian 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 Indian 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Indian 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 311.262 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.052 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.591 degrees. |