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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:
34.751275, -77.705249
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.
We found eleven communities that share the name Cypress Creek.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Cypress Creek.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In North Carolina ...
Bladen County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> 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 65 miles [104.6 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cypress Creek that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbus County community of Cypress Creek.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Lauderdale County
This Cypress Creek is located in Lauderdale County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km]<2> to the west of the Cypress Creek that is located in Duplin 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 413 miles [664.7 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cypress Creek that is located in Duplin 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.<1> 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 901 miles [1,450 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Cypress Creek that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Evangeline Parish community of Cypress Creek.
Maryland
Anne Arundel County
This Cypress Creek is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<2> to the north of the Cypress Creek that is located in Duplin County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Cypress Creek.
South Carolina
Horry County
This Cypress Creek is located in Horry County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<2> to the southwest of the Cypress Creek that is located in Duplin 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 236 miles [379.8 km] to the west of the Cypress Creek that is located in Duplin 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.<1> 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 1,279 miles [2,058.4 km]<2> to the west of the Cypress Creek that is located in Duplin 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.
Catherine Lake (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catherine Lake. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
Catherine Square (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Catherine Square. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Cedar Fork. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Maple Hill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
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 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:
Kenansville, which is the Seat of Duplin County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Cypress Creek to Kenansville, 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 most of a day.
Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 288 miles [463.5 km] to the north (N). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,103 miles [9,821.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,791 miles [10,929.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,676 miles [7,525.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Footnotes ...
<1>
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.
<2>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Cypress Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cypress Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7513, Longitude: -77.7052
<3>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<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 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 Cypress Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.449 degrees.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.451 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.459 degrees.