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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 Creek View, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creek View 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 Creek View:
- 36.210694, -80.313940
- 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 Creek View
- 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 Forsyth County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Since Creek View is near Stokes County and also Surry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Stokes County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Surry 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 Creek View
Communities Also Named Creek View ...
We found four communities that are also named Creek View.
Within North Carolina, the name Creek View is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Creek View is located in Hillsborough County and lies 589 miles [947.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Creek View that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Creek View.
- Georgia
- Cherokee County
- This Creek View is located in Cherokee County and lies 277 miles [445.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Creek View that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Creek View.
- Columbia County
- This Creek View is located in Columbia County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km] to the south southwest of the Creek View that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Creek View.
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This Creek View is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Creek View that is located in Forsyth County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Creek View.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creek View ...
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.
- Chestnut Trails
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Chestnut Trails is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Trails
- Germanton
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hunter Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Hunter Meadows is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunter Meadows
- King
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Mallard Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Mallard Lakes is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mallard Lakes
- Poplar Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Poplar Springs is located in Stokes County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
- Rural Hall
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Stanleyville
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Stanleyville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanleyville
- Tobaccoville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Tower Gate
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Tower Gate is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tower Gate
How Far From Creek View 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 Creek View to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Creek View and extending to:
- Winston - Salem, which is the Seat of Forsyth County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Creek View to Raleigh, 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 258 miles [415.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,154 miles [9,903.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,855 miles [11,032.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,733 miles [7,617 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Creek View) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Creek View 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 Creek View. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2107, Longitude: -80.3139 In this case, the coordinates for Creek View have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.91 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.339 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.994 degrees. |
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