Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Creighton, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creighton and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Creighton
- 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 Creighton:
- 42.466516, -97.906227
- 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 Creighton
- 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Since Creighton is near Antelope County and also Pierce County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Antelope County
- eBird sighting report for Pierce 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 Creighton ...
We found nine communities that share the name Creighton.
Within Nebraska, the name Creighton is unique.
Beyond Nebraska, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nine communities, seven are located in the United States and four are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Georgia
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This Creighton lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Creighton that is located in Knox County.
- Pennsylvania
- Saskatchewan
- This Creighton lies 867 miles [1,395.3 km]<1> to the north of the Creighton that is located in Knox County.
- South Dakota
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creighton ...
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.
- Center
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center
- Center is located in Knox County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 87 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Center <5>
- Clearwater
(25 miles [40.2 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clearwater have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Antelope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <5>
- Dukeville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dukeville
- Dukeville is located in Knox County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Dukeville
- From Creighton to Dukeville
- Magnet
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnet have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnet
- Magnet is located in Cedar County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 54 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnet <5>
- Orchard
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard
- Orchard is located in Antelope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 340 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Orchard <5>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Orchard
- From Creighton to Orchard
- Plainview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plainview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plainview
- Plainview is located in Pierce County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,197 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Plainview <5>
- Royal
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
- Royal is located in Antelope County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 56 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal <5>
- Star
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star
- Star is located in Holt County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Star
- From Creighton to Star
- Walnut
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut
- Walnut is located in Knox County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Walnut
- From Creighton to Walnut
How Far From Creighton to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Creighton to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Creighton and extending to:
- Center, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Creighton to Center, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Lincoln, which is the State Capital of Nebraska, lies 129 miles [207.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 44 days and walking would take 64 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,504 miles [10,467.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,261 miles [11,685.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,174 miles [8,326.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Creighton: www.creighton.org/
The official website for Knox County: www.co.knox.ne.us/
The official website for State of Nebraska: https://www.nebraska.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Creighton) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creighton. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.4665, Longitude: -97.9062 |
| <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 Creighton, 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 Creighton 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 Creighton 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 321.541 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 319.555 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.729 degrees. |