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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 Island Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Island 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 Island Creek:
    • 42.014325, -70.720598
    • 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 Island Creek
  • 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 Island Creek ...

We found four communities that share the name Island Creek.

Within Massachusetts, the name Island Creek is unique.

Beyond Massachusetts, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Wyandotte 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 Island Creek [Wyandotte County].
    • Maryland
      • Calvert County
      • This Island Creek is located in Calvert County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<2> to the southwest of the Island Creek that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calvert County community of Island Creek.
    • Ohio
      • Jefferson County
      • This Island Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 527 miles [848.1 km]<2> to the west of the Island Creek that is located in Plymouth County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Island Creek.
    • Virginia
      • Carroll 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 Virginia community of Island Creek [Carroll County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Island 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.

  • Brimstone Corner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brimstone Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brimstone Corner
    • Brimstone Corner is located in Plymouth County
  • Cordage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cordage have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cordage
    • Cordage is located in Plymouth County
  • Miles Standish Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Miles Standish Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miles Standish Park
    • Miles Standish Park is located in Plymouth County
  • Plymouth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plymouth
    • Plymouth is located in Plymouth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 62,654 people
  • Rocky Nook
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Nook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook
    • Rocky Nook is located in Plymouth County
  • Rocky Nook Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Nook Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Park
    • Rocky Nook Park is located in Plymouth County
  • Rocky Nook Point
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Nook Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Nook Point
    • Rocky Nook Point is located in Plymouth County
  • Silver Lake
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Lake
    • Silver Lake is located in Plymouth County
  • Tinkertown
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tinkertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinkertown
    • Tinkertown is located in Plymouth County
  • Tree of Knowledge Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tree of Knowledge Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tree of Knowledge Corner
    • Tree of Knowledge Corner is located in Plymouth County

How Far From Island Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Island Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Plymouth, which is the Seat of Plymouth County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Boston, which is the State Capital of Massachusetts, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Island Creek to Boston, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,503 miles [8,856.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,207 miles [9,989.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,084 miles [6,572.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Island Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Massachusetts: https://www.mass.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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Island 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Island Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Island Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0143, Longitude: -70.7206       In this case, the coordinates for Island Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<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 Island Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 303.825 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 299.344 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 300.597 degrees.




 

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