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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 Creekwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creekwood 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 Creekwood:
- 35.082104, -77.094116
- 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 Creekwood
- 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 Craven County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Craven County
- Since Creekwood is near Jones County and also Pamlico County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jones County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pamlico 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 Creekwood
Communities Also Named Creekwood ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Creekwood.
There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named Creekwood.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of eleven communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Davie County
- This Creekwood is located in Davie County and lies 199 miles [320.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Creekwood that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Creekwood.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Creekwood is located in Lauderdale County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the west of the Creekwood that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Creekwood.
- Mobile County
- This Creekwood is located in Mobile County and lies 713 miles [1,147.5 km] to the west southwest of the Creekwood that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Creekwood.
- Georgia
- Camden County
- This Creekwood is located in Camden County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Creekwood that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Creekwood.
- Coweta County
- This Creekwood is located in Coweta County and lies 447 miles [719.4 km] to the west southwest of the Creekwood that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Creekwood.
- Illinois
- Will County
- This Creekwood is located in Will County and lies 742 miles [1,194.1 km]<1> to the northwest of the Creekwood that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Creekwood.
- Indiana
- Marion County
- This Creekwood is located in Marion County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the northwest of the Creekwood that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Creekwood.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Creekwood is located in Anderson County and lies 323 miles [519.8 km]<1> to the west of the Creekwood that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Creekwood.
- Lexington County
- This Creekwood is located in Lexington County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km] to the west southwest of the Creekwood that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Creekwood.
- Tennessee
- Bedford County
- This Creekwood is located in Bedford County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the west of the Creekwood that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Creekwood.
- Blount County
- This Creekwood is located in Blount County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km] to the west of the Creekwood that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Creekwood.
- Rutherford County
- This Creekwood is located in Rutherford County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km] to the west of the Creekwood that is located in Craven County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Creekwood.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creekwood ...
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.
- Craven Terrace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Craven Terrace is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craven Terrace
- Cypress Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Cypress Shores is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress Shores
- Greenwood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Greenwood is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
- Holly Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Holly Hills is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Hills
- James City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- James City is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for James City
- Quail Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Quail Ridge is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- River Bend
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- River Bend is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,006 people
- Snug Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Snug Harbor is located in Craven County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
How Far From Creekwood 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 Creekwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Creekwood and extending to:
- New Bern, which is the Seat of Craven County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 99 miles [159.3 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Creekwood to Raleigh, with an average speed<2>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 263 miles [423.3 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,062 miles [9,755.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,750 miles [10,863.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,635 miles [7,459.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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- Creekwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 Creekwood 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 Creekwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0821, Longitude: -77.0941 In this case, the coordinates for Creekwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.101 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.102 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.121 degrees. |
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