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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 Creekside, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creekside 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 Creekside:
- 42.691727, -78.782809
- 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 Creekside
- 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 Erie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Erie County
- Since Creekside is near Genesee County and also Wyoming County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Genesee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wyoming 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 Creekside
Communities Also Named Creekside ...
We found twelve communities that are also named Creekside.
Within New York, the name Creekside is unique.
Beyond New York, we know of twelve communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, eleven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Creekside lies 2,119 miles [3,410.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Creekside that is located in Erie County.
- California
- Monterey County
- This Creekside is located in Monterey County and lies 2,294 miles [3,691.8 km]<1> to the west of the Creekside that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monterey County community of Creekside.
- San Bernardino County
- This Creekside is located in San Bernardino County and lies 2,163 miles [3,481 km] to the west of the Creekside that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Bernardino County community of Creekside.
- Florida
- Hillsborough County
- This Creekside is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,045 miles [1,681.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Creekside that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Creekside.
- Georgia
- Houston County
- This Creekside is located in Houston County and lies 746 miles [1,200.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Creekside that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Creekside.
- Illinois
- Cook County
- This Creekside is located in Cook County and lies 473 miles [761.2 km]<1> to the west of the Creekside that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cook County community of Creekside.
- Kentucky
- Jefferson County
- This Creekside is located in Jefferson County and lies 468 miles [753.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the Creekside that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Creekside.
- Pennsylvania
- Indiana County
- This Creekside is located in Indiana County and lies 139 miles [223.7 km]<1> to the south of the Creekside that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Indiana County community of Creekside.
- South Carolina
- Dorchester County
- This Creekside is located in Dorchester County and lies 675 miles [1,086.3 km]<1> to the south of the Creekside that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dorchester County community of Creekside.
- Horry County
- This Creekside is located in Horry County and lies 611 miles [983.3 km] to the south of the Creekside that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Horry County community of Creekside.
- Tennessee
- Rutherford County
- This Creekside is located in Rutherford County and lies 625 miles [1,005.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the Creekside that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rutherford County community of Creekside.
- Utah
- Davis County
- This Creekside is located in Davis County and lies 1,697 miles [2,731.1 km]<1> to the west of the Creekside that is located in Erie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davis County community of Creekside.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creekside ...
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.
- Armor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Armor is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Armor
- Big Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Big Tree is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Tree
- Boston
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Clover Bank
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Clover Bank is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Bank
- Duells Corner
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Duells Corner is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Duells Corner
- Eden
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Eden Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Eden Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eden Valley
- Forest Glen
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Forest Glen is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Glen
- Griffins Mills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Griffins Mills is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffins Mills
- Loveland
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Loveland is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveland
- Orchard Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Patchin
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Patchin is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patchin
- Water Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Water Valley is located in Erie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
How Far From Creekside 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 community such as Creekside to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Creekside and extending to:
- Buffalo, which is the Seat of Erie County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Creekside to Buffalo, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east (E). 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 277 miles [445.8 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,807 miles [9,345.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,531 miles [10,510.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,407 miles [7,092.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Creekside) 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 Creekside 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 Creekside. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6917, Longitude: -78.7828 In this case, the coordinates for Creekside have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.682 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.927 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.993 degrees. |
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