Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Sleepy Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sleepy Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Sleepy Creek
- 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 Sleepy Creek:
- 35.258497, -77.970542
- 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 Sleepy Creek
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since Sleepy Creek is near Lenoir County and also Duplin County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lenoir County
- eBird sighting report for Duplin 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Sleepy Creek ...
We found one communities that share the name Sleepy Creek.
Within North Carolina, the name Sleepy Creek is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named Sleepy Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Morgan County
- This Sleepy Creek is located in Morgan County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the north of the Sleepy Creek that is located in Wayne County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Sleepy Creek.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Sleepy 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.
- Deerwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Foxfire
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest) - Green Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Green Meadows is located in Wayne County
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Indian Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Wayne County
- Irongate
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Pricetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Sandy Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Sandy Springs is located in Wayne County
- Seven Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Springs
- Seven Springs is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 111 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Seven Springs <3>
- Spring Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Hope have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hope
- Spring Hope is located in Wayne County
- Walnut Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Creek
- Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 864 people
How Far From Sleepy Creek 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 Sleepy Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Sleepy Creek and extending to:
- Goldsboro, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the North.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 52 miles [83.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Sleepy Creek to Raleigh, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 256 miles [412 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,093 miles [9,805.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,784 miles [10,917.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,667 miles [7,510.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Sleepy Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wayne County: www.waynegov.com/
The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Sleepy Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Sleepy Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2585, Longitude: -77.9705 In this case, the coordinates for Sleepy Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Sleepy Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.585 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.683 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.39 degrees. |