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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 Williams Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Williams Creek and the surrounding area.
- 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 Williams Creek:
- 38.288416, -82.831554
- 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 Williams 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 Carter County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carter County
- Since Williams Creek is near Boyd County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Boyd County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Williams Creek
Communities Also Named Williams Creek ...
We found two communities that are also named Williams Creek.
Within Kentucky, the name Williams Creek is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Williams Creek is located in Marion County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Williams Creek that is located in Carter County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Williams Creek.
- Oregon
- Jackson County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Williams Creek [Jackson County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Williams 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.
- Boltsfork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Boltsfork is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boltsfork
- Cloverdale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Cloverdale is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverdale
- Davy Run
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Davy Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Davy Run
- Grant
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Grant is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
- Johns Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Johns Run is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Run
- Lizzie ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Lizzie is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzie
- Mount Savage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Mount Savage is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Savage
- Music
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Music is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Music
- Reedville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Reedville is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reedville
- Rush
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Sandy Furnace
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Sandy Furnace is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Furnace
- Straight Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Straight Creek is located in Carter County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Creek
- Trace
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Trace is located in Boyd County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trace
- Trinity
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Trinity is located in Lawrence County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity
How Far From Williams 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 Williams Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Williams Creek and extending to:
- Grayson, which is the Seat of Carter County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Williams Creek to Frankfort, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 315 miles [506.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,882 miles [11,075.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,757 miles [7,655.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Williams Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Williams Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Williams 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 Williams Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.2884, Longitude: -82.8316 In this case, the coordinates for Williams Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.394 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.341 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.403 degrees. |
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