Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Alum Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Alum Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Alum 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 Alum Creek:
- 40.267304, -82.944499
- 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 Alum 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Alum Creek is near Knox County and also Morrow County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Knox County
- eBird sighting report for Morrow 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 Alum Creek ...
We found four communities that share the name Alum Creek.
There is one other community in Ohio which is also named Alum Creek.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Ohio ...
- Franklin County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Franklin County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of Alum Creek.
- Franklin County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Nevada
- Mineral County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Mineral County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mineral County community of Alum Creek.
- Texas
- Bastrop County
- This Alum Creek is located in Bastrop County and lies 1,067 miles [1,717.2 km]<2> to the southwest of the Alum Creek that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bastrop County community of Alum Creek.
- West Virginia
- Lincoln County
- This Alum Creek is located in Lincoln County and lies 149 miles [239.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Alum Creek that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Alum Creek.
- Nevada
Curious and Interesting Names Near Alum 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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Berlin ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Big Walnut ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Big Walnut. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Walnut
- Big Walnut is located in Delaware County
- Delaware
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Delaware
- Delaware is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 42,607 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Delaware <5>
- Galena
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galena have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galena
- Galena is located in Delaware County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 753 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Galena <5>
- Gregory ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Jones ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Leonardsburg
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leonardsburg
- Leonardsburg is located in Delaware County
- Leonardsburg has also been known as:
- Eden Station
- Lewis Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Center
- Lewis Center is located in Delaware County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lewis Center <5>
- Pluggys Town ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pluggys Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pluggys Town
- Pluggys Town is located in Delaware County
- Stark Corners
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stark Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark Corners
- Stark Corners is located in Delaware County
- Stark's Corners ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Stark's Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stark's Corners
- Stark's Corners is located in Delaware County
- Victory Camp ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Camp have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Camp
- Victory Camp is located in Delaware County
How Far From Alum 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 Alum Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic community of Alum Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Alum Creek and extending to:
- Delaware, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Alum Creek to Columbus, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 328 miles [527.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,803 miles [10,948.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,679 miles [7,530.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Delaware County: www.co.delaware.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Alum Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- Alum Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Alum Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2673, Longitude: -82.9445 In this case, the coordinates for Alum Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Alum 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 311.43 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.673 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.826 degrees. |