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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 South Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to South Creek 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 South Creek:
- 35.335724, -76.694374
- 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 South 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 Beaufort County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Beaufort County
- Since South Creek is near Pamlico County and also Hyde County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pamlico County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hyde 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 South Creek
Communities Also Named South Creek ...
We found one communities that are also named South Creek.
Within North Carolina, the name South Creek is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named South Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Putnam County
- This South Creek is located in Putnam County and lies 496 miles [798.2 km]<1> to the west of the South Creek that is located in Beaufort County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of South Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near South 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.
- Aurora
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Jones
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Jones is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
- Lowland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Lowland is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowland
- Mill Seat Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mill Seat Landing is located in Pamlico County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Seat Landing
- Pine Crest
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Pine Crest is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Crest
- Reads Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Reads Chapel is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reads Chapel
- Rest Haven
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Rest Haven is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rest Haven
- Royal
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Royal is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Schoolhouse Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Schoolhouse Landing is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schoolhouse Landing
- Spring Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Spring Creek is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Creek
- Vinegar Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Vinegar Hill is located in Beaufort County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vinegar Hill
How Far From South 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 South Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in South Creek and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Beaufort County, lies 24 miles [38.6 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from South Creek to Washington, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days 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 113 miles [181.9 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 246 miles [395.9 km] to the north (N). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,721 miles [10,816.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,606 miles [7,412.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- South Creek) 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 South Creek 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 South Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3357, Longitude: -76.6944 In this case, the coordinates for South Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.87 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.876 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.885 degrees. |
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