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We found sixteen communities that are also named Creswell.
Within North Carolina, the name Creswell is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of sixteen communities that are located in the United States.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Shelby County
This Creswell is located in Shelby County and lies 593 miles [954.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Creswell that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shelby County community of Creswell.
Arkansas
Izard County
This Creswell is located in Izard County and lies 878 miles [1,413 km]<1> to the west of the Creswell that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Izard County community of Creswell.
Colorado
Jefferson 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 Colorado community of Creswell [Jefferson County].
Georgia
Spalding 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 Georgia community of Creswell [Spalding County].
Indiana
Jefferson 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 Indiana community of Creswell [Jefferson County].
Iowa
Keokuk County
This Creswell is located in Keokuk County and lies 924 miles [1,487 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Creswell that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Creswell.
Kansas
Labette County
This community is historic<3> and although located in Labette County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Labette County community of Creswell.
Marion 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 Kansas community of Creswell [Marion County].
Kentucky
Caldwell County
This Creswell is located in Caldwell County and lies 645 miles [1,038 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Creswell that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Creswell.
Maryland
Harford County
This Creswell is located in Harford County and lies 251 miles [403.9 km]<1> to the north of the Creswell that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harford County community of Creswell.
Michigan
Antrim County
This Creswell is located in Antrim County and lies 786 miles [1,264.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Creswell that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Antrim County community of Creswell.
Missouri
Marion County
Although located in Marion County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Creswell.
Oregon
Lane County
This Creswell is located in Lane County and lies 2,497 miles [4,018.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Creswell that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Creswell.
Pennsylvania
Lancaster County
This Creswell is located in Lancaster County and lies 282 miles [453.8 km]<1> to the north of the Creswell that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lancaster County community of Creswell.
Texas
Ochiltree 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 Creswell [Ochiltree County].
Virginia
Russell County
This Creswell is located in Russell County and lies 330 miles [531.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Creswell that is located in Washington County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of Creswell.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creswell ...
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.
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 town such as Creswell to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Creswell and extending to:
Plymouth, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Creswell to Plymouth, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 hours.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 126 miles [202.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 212 miles [341.2 km] to the north (N). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,998 miles [9,652.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,687 miles [10,761.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,571 miles [7,356.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Creswell) 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 Creswell 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 Creswell, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>
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.
<6>
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 Creswell 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 Creswell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8702, Longitude: -76.3930 In this case, the coordinates for Creswell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.681 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.74 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.583 degrees.