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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 Lewis Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lewis 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 Lewis Creek:
    • 36.989535, -83.316846
    • 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 Lewis 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 Leslie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Leslie County
    • Since Lewis Creek is near Harlan County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Harlan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 Lewis Creek

Communities Also Named Lewis Creek ...

We found one communities that are also named Lewis Creek.

Within Kentucky, the name Lewis Creek is unique.

Beyond Kentucky, there is another community also named Lewis Creek in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Indiana
      • Shelby County
      • This Lewis Creek is located in Shelby County and lies 214 miles [344.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Lewis Creek that is located in Leslie County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Lewis Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lewis 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.

  • Ages
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Ages is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ages
  • Big Laurel
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Big Laurel is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Laurel
  • Big Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Big Rock is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Rock
  • Blackjoe
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Blackjoe is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackjoe
  • Clovertown
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Clovertown is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clovertown
  • Cutshin
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cutshin is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cutshin
  • Divide
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Divide is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divide
  • Fresh Meadows
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Fresh Meadows is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fresh Meadows
  • Golden Ash
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Golden Ash is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Ash
  • Keith
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Keith is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith
  • Laden
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Laden is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laden
  • Pine Mountain
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Pine Mountain is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Mountain
  • Spruce Pine
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
    • Spruce Pine is located in Leslie County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spruce Pine
  • Sunshine
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Sunshine is located in Harlan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine

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

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

  • Hyden, which is the Seat of Leslie County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lewis Creek to Hyden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 119 miles [191.5 km] to the northwest (NW). 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 366 miles [589 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,244 miles [10,048.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,957 miles [11,196.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,833 miles [7,778 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Lewis 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 Lewis 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 Lewis Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9895, Longitude: -83.3168       In this case, the coordinates for Lewis Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.692 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.494 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.996 degrees.