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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 Cypress Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cypress 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 Cypress Creek:
    • 39.072610, -76.528018
    • 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 Cypress 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 Anne Arundel County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anne Arundel County
    • Since Cypress Creek is near Baltimore County and also Baltimore City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Baltimore City
  • 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 Cypress Creek

Communities Also Named Cypress Creek ...

We found eleven communities that are also named Cypress Creek.

Within Maryland, the name Cypress Creek is unique.

Beyond Maryland, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County and lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cypress Creek that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Cypress Creek.
    • Florida
      • Hamilton County
      • This Cypress Creek is located in Hamilton County and lies 685 miles [1,102.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Cypress Creek that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Cypress Creek.
    • Illinois
      • Johnson County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Illinois community of Cypress Creek [Johnson County].
    • Louisiana
      • Evangeline Parish
      • This Cypress Creek is located in Evangeline Parish and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cypress Creek that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evangeline Parish community of Cypress Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Bladen County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Cypress Creek [Bladen County].
      • Columbus County
      • This Cypress Creek is located in Columbus County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cypress Creek that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Cypress Creek.
      • Duplin County
      • This Cypress Creek is located in Duplin County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km] to the south southwest of the Cypress Creek that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Duplin County community of Cypress Creek.
    • South Carolina
      • Horry County
      • This Cypress Creek is located in Horry County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cypress Creek that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Cypress Creek.
      • Spartanburg County
      • This Cypress Creek is located in Spartanburg County and lies 407 miles [655 km] to the southwest of the Cypress Creek that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Cypress Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Henry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cypress Creek [Henry County].
    • Texas
      • Kerr County
      • This Cypress Creek is located in Kerr County and lies 1,416 miles [2,278.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Cypress Creek that is located in Anne Arundel County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kerr County community of Cypress Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cypress 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.

  • Birchwood
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Birchwood is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Birchwood
  • Cool Pond
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cool Pond is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Pond
  • Crystal Beach
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Crystal Beach is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Beach
  • Divinity Cove
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Divinity Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Divinity Cove
  • Fairoaks
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Fairoaks is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
  • Fernbrook
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Fernbrook is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fernbrook
  • Indian Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Indian Village is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Village
  • Jones
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Jones is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Longmeadow
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Longmeadow is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longmeadow
  • Longview
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Longview is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview
  • Maceys Corner
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Maceys Corner is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maceys Corner
  • Oak Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Oak Grove is located in Anne Arundel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Oak Landing
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Oak Landing is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Landing
    • Pack Town
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Pack Town is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pack Town
    • Round Bay
      (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
      • Round Bay is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Bay
    • Smugglers Cove
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Smugglers Cove is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Smugglers Cove
    • Trinity Farms
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Trinity Farms is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trinity Farms
    • Twin Harbors
      (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
      • Twin Harbors is located in Anne Arundel County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Harbors

How Far From Cypress Creek to ...

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

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

  • Annapolis, which is the Seat of Anne Arundel County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies just to the south southeast (SSE).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Cypress Creek to White House, with an average speed<3> 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 shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,868 miles [9,443.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,450 miles [7,161.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Cypress Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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 Cypress 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.
<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 Cypress 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 Cypress Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.0726, Longitude: -76.5280       In this case, the coordinates for Cypress Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.578 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.112 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.432 degrees.