Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Walnut Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Walnut Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Walnut 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 Walnut Creek:
- 34.752662, -77.325792
- 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 Walnut 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 Onslow County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Onslow County
- Since Walnut Creek is near Carteret County and also Jones County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Carteret County
- eBird sighting report for Jones 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 Walnut Creek ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Walnut Creek.
There are two communities within North Carolina that are also named Walnut Creek.
Beyond North Carolina, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In North Carolina ...
- Madison County
- This Walnut Creek is located in Madison County and lies 310 miles [498.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Walnut Creek that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Walnut Creek.
- Wayne County
- This Walnut Creek is located in Wayne County and lies 49 miles [78.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Walnut Creek that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Walnut Creek.
- Madison County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Contra Costa County
- This Walnut Creek is located in Contra Costa County and lies 2,474 miles [3,981.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Walnut Creek that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Contra Costa County community of Walnut Creek.
- Georgia
- Clayton County
- This Walnut Creek is located in Clayton County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the west of the Walnut Creek that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clayton County community of Walnut Creek.
- Kansas
- Barton 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 Walnut Creek [Barton County].
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Walnut Creek [Cherokee County].
- Crawford County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Walnut Creek [Crawford County].
- Neosho County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Walnut Creek [Neosho County].
- Rice County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Walnut Creek [Rice County].
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Walnut Creek [Saline County].
- Mississippi
- Tippah County
- This Walnut Creek is located in Tippah County and lies 655 miles [1,054.1 km]<1> to the west of the Walnut Creek that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippah County community of Walnut Creek.
- Ohio
- Holmes County
- This Walnut Creek is located in Holmes County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Walnut Creek that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Walnut Creek.
- South Carolina
- Lexington County
- This Walnut Creek is located in Lexington County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Walnut Creek that is located in Onslow County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Walnut Creek.
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near Walnut 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.
- Branchwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchwood
- Branchwood is located in Onslow County
- College Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for College Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for College Park
- College Park is located in Onslow County
- Forest Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Grove
- Forest Grove is located in Onslow County
- Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Onslow County
- Hawkside
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Houston Heights
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Houston Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Houston Heights
- Houston Heights is located in Onslow County
- Indian Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
- Indian Springs is located in Onslow County
- Oak Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Piney Green
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Piney Green have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Green
- Piney Green is located in Onslow County
- Pumpkin Center
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkin Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkin Center
- Pumpkin Center is located in Onslow County
- Willow Woods
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
- Willow Woods is located in Onslow County
How Far From Walnut 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 Walnut Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Walnut Creek and extending to:
- Jacksonville, which is the Seat of Onslow County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 102 miles [164.2 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Walnut Creek to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 286 miles [460.3 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,086 miles [9,794.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,773 miles [10,900.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,659 miles [7,497.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Walnut Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Onslow County: www.co.onslow.nc.us/
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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Walnut Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Walnut Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7527, Longitude: -77.3258 In this case, the coordinates for Walnut Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Walnut 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 Walnut 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 308.238 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.21 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.318 degrees. |