Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in War Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to War Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for War 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 War Creek:
- 37.596477, -83.486573
- 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 War 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 Breathitt County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Breathitt County
- Since War Creek is near Wolfe County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wolfe County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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 War Creek ...
We found one communities that share the name War Creek.
There is one other community in Kentucky which is also named War Creek.
Beyond Kentucky.
- Communities Located In Kentucky ...
- Morgan County
- Although located in Morgan County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of War Creek.
- Morgan County
Curious and Interesting Names Near War 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.
- Bethany
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north) - Fivemile
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Frozen Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frozen Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frozen Creek
- Frozen Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Jetts Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jetts Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jetts Creek
- Jetts Creek is located in Breathitt County
- Keck
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Lone
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone
- Lone is located in Lee County
- Mary
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Panhandle
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Shoulderblade
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shoulderblade have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shoulderblade
- Shoulderblade is located in Breathitt County
- Widecreek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Wolverine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolverine
- Wolverine is located in Breathitt County
How Far From War 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 War Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in War Creek and extending to:
- Jackson, which is the Seat of Breathitt County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from War Creek to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 361 miles [581 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,223 miles [10,014.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,939 miles [11,167.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,814 miles [7,747.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for War Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- War Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in War Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5965, Longitude: -83.4866 In this case, the coordinates for War Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 War Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.798 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.702 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.893 degrees. |