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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 Pine Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine 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 Pine Creek:
    • 42.165600, -85.256099
    • 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 Pine 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 Pine Creek ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Pine Creek.

There is one other community in Michigan which is also named Pine Creek.

Beyond Michigan, we know of another eighteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eighteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Michigan ...
    • Ottawa County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Ottawa County and lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Pine Creek.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Chaffee County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaffee County community of Pine Creek.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Cobb County and lies 578 miles [930.2 km]<1> to the south of the Pine Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Pine Creek.
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Shoshone County and lies 1,549 miles [2,492.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Pine Creek.
    • Illinois
      • Ogle 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 Pine Creek [Ogle County].
    • Manitoba
      • This Pine Creek lies 972 miles [1,564.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
    • Minnesota
      • Houston County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Houston County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Pine Creek.
    • Missouri
      • Laclede 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 Missouri community of Pine Creek [Laclede County].
    • Montana
      • Park County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Park County and lies 1,275 miles [2,051.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Pine Creek.
    • Nevada
      • Nye County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Pine Creek [Nye County].
    • New York
      • Schuyler County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Schuyler County and lies 419 miles [674.3 km]<1> to the east of the Pine Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Pine Creek.
    • Oregon
      • Baker County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Baker County and lies 1,583 miles [2,547.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Pine Creek.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Pine Creek [Allegheny County].
    • South Carolina
      • Kershaw County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Kershaw County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pine Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kershaw County community of Pine Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Van Buren County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Van Buren County and lies 451 miles [725.8 km]<1> to the south of the Pine Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Pine Creek.
    • Texas
      • Bandera 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 Texas community of Pine Creek [Bandera County].
    • Virginia
      • Carroll 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 Virginia community of Pine Creek [Carroll County].
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Logan County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Pine Creek that is located in Calhoun County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Pine Creek.
    • Wisconsin
      • Trempealeau County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wisconsin community of Pine Creek [Trempealeau County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine 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.

  • Climax
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Climax have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Climax
    • Climax is located in Kalamazoo County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 780 people
  • Cooks Mill
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cooks Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Mill
    • Cooks Mill is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Factoryville
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Factoryville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Factoryville
    • Factoryville is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Galesburg
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Joppa
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joppa
    • Joppa is located in Calhoun County
  • Lakeview
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
    • Lakeview is located in Calhoun County
  • Pavilion
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pavilion have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavilion
    • Pavilion is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Pavillion Center
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pavillion Center
    • Pavillion Center is located in Kalamazoo County
  • Stanley Corners
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Corners
    • Stanley Corners is located in Calhoun County
  • Sunrise Heights
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Heights
    • Sunrise Heights is located in Calhoun County
  • Union City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union City
    • Union City is located in Branch County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,564 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Union City <5>

How Far From Pine 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 Pine Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Marshall, which is the Seat of Calhoun County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Pine Creek to Marshall, with an average speed<6> 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 five to six hours.
  • Lansing, which is the State Capital of Michigan, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 486 miles [782.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,080 miles [9,784.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,815 miles [10,967.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,696 miles [7,557.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhoun-mi.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 drawn from Point A (ie- Pine Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.1656, Longitude: -85.2561       In this case, the coordinates for Pine Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 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 Pine 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>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 Pine Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Pine Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.866 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.585 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.309 degrees.




 

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