Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Silver Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Silver Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Silver 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 Silver Creek:
- 37.657303, -84.366045
- 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 Silver 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 Madison County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Madison County
- Since Silver Creek is near Garrard County and also Harlan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Garrard County
- eBird sighting report for Harlan 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 Silver Creek ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Silver Creek.
Within Kentucky, the name Silver Creek is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 27 are located in the United States and five are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Mobile 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 Silver Creek [Mobile County].
- Arizona
- Navajo County
- This Silver Creek is located in Navajo County and lies 1,442 miles [2,320.7 km]<2> to the west of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Navajo County community of Silver Creek.
- Arkansas
- Pulaski County
- This Silver Creek is located in Pulaski County and lies 479 miles [770.9 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Silver Creek.
- British Columbia
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- California
- Plumas 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 California community of Silver Creek [Plumas County].
- Colorado
- Clear Creek 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 Colorado community of Silver Creek [Clear Creek County].
- Georgia
- Floyd County
- This Silver Creek is located in Floyd County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<2> to the south of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Floyd County community of Silver Creek.
- Illinois
- Calhoun 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 Illinois community of Silver Creek [Calhoun County].
- Iowa
- Delaware 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 Silver Creek [Delaware County].
- Kansas
- Chase 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 Silver Creek [Chase County].
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Allegan 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 Silver Creek [Allegan County].
- Kalamazoo 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 Michigan community of Silver Creek [Kalamazoo County].
- Tuscola 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 Michigan community of Silver Creek [Tuscola County].
- Minnesota
- Lake County
- This Silver Creek is located in Lake County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Silver Creek.
- Wright County
- This Silver Creek is located in Wright County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km] to the northwest of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wright County community of Silver Creek.
- Mississippi
- Lawrence County
- This Silver Creek is located in Lawrence County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<2> to the southwest of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Silver Creek.
- Missouri
- Newton County
- This Silver Creek is located in Newton County and lies 555 miles [893.2 km]<2> to the west of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Silver Creek.
- Nebraska
- Merrick County
- This Silver Creek is located in Merrick County and lies 751 miles [1,208.6 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merrick County community of Silver Creek.
- Nevada
- Lander County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Lander County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lander County community of Silver Creek.
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This Silver Creek is located in Chautauqua County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<2> to the northeast of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of Silver Creek.
- Ohio
- Greene County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Greene County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Silver Creek.
- Hardin County
- This Silver Creek is located in Hardin County and lies 204 miles [328.3 km]<2> to the north of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Silver Creek.
- Medina County
- This community is historic and although located in Medina County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Silver Creek.
- Ontario
- This Silver Creek lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- Pennsylvania
- Schuylkill County
- This Silver Creek is located in Schuylkill County and lies 488 miles [785.4 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Silver Creek.
- Quebec
- This Silver Creek lies 719 miles [1,157.1 km]<2> to the northeast of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- Tennessee
- Marshall County
- This Silver Creek is located in Marshall County and lies 203 miles [326.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of Silver Creek.
- Texas
- Burnet 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 Texas community of Silver Creek [Burnet County].
- Washington
- Lewis County
- This Silver Creek is located in Lewis County and lies 2,029 miles [3,265.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis County community of Silver Creek.
- Wisconsin
- Sheboygan County
- This Silver Creek is located in Sheboygan County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Silver Creek that is located in Madison County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sheboygan County community of Silver Creek.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Silver 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.
- Bobtown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Buckeye
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Buggytown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Cartersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartersville
- Cartersville is located in Garrard County
- Cottonburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottonburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonburg
- Cottonburg is located in Madison County
- Crow Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crow Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crow Valley
- Crow Valley is located in Madison County
- Happy Landing
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Happy Landing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Happy Landing
- Happy Landing is located in Madison County
- Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Kirksville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirksville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirksville
- Kirksville is located in Madison County
- Million
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Paint Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Lick
- Paint Lick is located in Garrard County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Paint Lick <5>
- Round Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Round Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Hill
- Round Hill is located in Madison County
- Slate Lick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slate Lick have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slate Lick
- Slate Lick is located in Madison County
How Far From Silver 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 Silver Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Silver Creek and extending to:
- Richmond, which is the Seat of Madison County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Silver Creek to Frankfort, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 406 miles [653.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,256 miles [10,068.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,974 miles [11,223.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,850 miles [7,805.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Silver 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Silver Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Silver Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6573, Longitude: -84.3660 In this case, the coordinates for Silver 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 Silver 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Silver 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 312.338 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.33 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.256 degrees. |