Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Town Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Town Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Town 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 Town Creek:
- 35.815157, -77.801090
- 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 Town 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 Wilson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wilson County
- Since Town Creek is near Edgecombe County and also Nash County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Edgecombe County
- eBird sighting report for Nash 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 Town Creek ...
We found eight communities that share the name Town Creek.
There is one other community in North Carolina which is also named Town Creek.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Brunswick County
- This Town Creek is located in Brunswick County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the south of the Town Creek that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brunswick County community of Town Creek.
- Brunswick County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lawrence County
- This Town Creek is located in Lawrence County and lies 547 miles [880.3 km]<1> to the west of the Town Creek that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Town Creek.
- Georgia
- Gilmer County
- This Town Creek is located in Gilmer County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the west of the Town Creek that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Town Creek.
- Union County
- This Town Creek is located in Union County and lies 348 miles [560.1 km] to the west of the Town Creek that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Town Creek.
- Maryland
- Allegany County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Town Creek [Allegany County].
- Saint Mary's County
- This Town Creek is located in Saint Mary's County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Town Creek that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Mary's County community of Town Creek.
- Nevada
- Elko County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Town Creek [Elko County].
- Tennessee
- Claiborne County
- This Town Creek is located in Claiborne County and lies 334 miles [537.5 km]<1> to the west of the Town Creek that is located in Wilson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Town Creek.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Town 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.
- Brake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Bullucks Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullucks Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullucks Crossroads
- Bullucks Crossroads is located in Edgecombe County
- Dew Field
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Drivers Store
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drivers Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drivers Store
- Drivers Store is located in Wilson County
- Dunn Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dunn Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dunn Crossroads
- Dunn Crossroads is located in Wilson County
- Elizabeth Heights
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elizabeth Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Heights
- Elizabeth Heights is located in Wilson County
- Elm City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm City
- Elm City is located in Wilson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,296 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elm City <5>
- Fox Run
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Meadow Brook
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadow Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Brook
- Meadow Brook is located in Edgecombe County
- Pine Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Ponderosa
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Rocky Mount
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Mount
- Rocky Mount is located in Edgecombe County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 53,689 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rocky Mount <5>
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Rosebud
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Sandy Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Creek
- Sandy Creek is located in Wilson County
- Sun
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - White Fox
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest) - Wildwood
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebud
How Far From Town Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Town Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Town Creek and extending to:
- Wilson, which is the Seat of Wilson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 47 miles [75.6 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Town Creek to Raleigh, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 216 miles [347.6 km] to the north (N). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<7> 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).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,755 miles [10,871.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,637 miles [7,462.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Town Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Wilson County: www.wilson-co.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- Town Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Town Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8152, Longitude: -77.8011 In this case, the coordinates for Town Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Town Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Town 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. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 Town Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.475 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.639 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.139 degrees. |