Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Upper Indian Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Upper Indian Creek and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Upper 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 Upper Indian Creek:
  • 38.408913, -83.443211
  • 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 Upper 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 Lewis County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis County
  • Since Upper Indian Creek is near Fleming County and also Rowan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Fleming County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Rowan 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 Upper Indian Creek

Communities Also Named Upper Indian Creek ...

We found one communities that are also named Upper Indian Creek.

There is one other community in Kentucky that is also named Upper Indian Creek.

Beyond Kentucky.

• Communities Located In Kentucky ...
  • Jackson County
    • This Upper Indian Creek is located in Jackson County and lies 75 miles [120.7 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Upper Indian Creek that is located in Lewis County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Upper Indian Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Upper 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.

• Bald Point
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Bald Point is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bald Point
• Big Brushy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Big Brushy is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Brushy
• Carpentersville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Carpentersville is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carpentersville
• Foxport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Foxport is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxport
• Glen Springs
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Glen Springs is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Springs
• Harris
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Harris is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
• Muses Mills
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Muses Mills is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muses Mills
• Pea Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Pea Ridge is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pea Ridge
• Petersville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Petersville is located in Lewis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petersville
• Pleasureville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasureville is located in Fleming County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasureville
• Smile
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Smile is located in Rowan County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smile

How Far From Upper Indian 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 Upper 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 Upper Indian Creek and extending to:

• Vanceburg, which is the Seat of Lewis County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Upper Indian Creek to Vanceburg, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 347 miles [558.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,184 miles [9,952.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,903 miles [11,109.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,778 miles [7,689.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'