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As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Apple Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Apple Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Apple Creek:
    • 40.748863, -81.833489
    • 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 Apple Creek
  • 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 Apple Creek ...

We found five communities that share the name Apple Creek.

Within Ohio, the name Apple Creek is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Missouri
      • Cape Girardeau County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Apple Creek [Cape Girardeau County].
      • Perry County
      • This Apple Creek is located in Perry County and lies 475 miles [764.4 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Apple Creek that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Apple Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Mecklenburg County
      • This Apple Creek is located in Mecklenburg County and lies 390 miles [627.6 km]<2> to the south of the Apple Creek that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mecklenburg County community of Apple Creek.
    • North Dakota
      • Burleigh 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 North Dakota community of Apple Creek [Burleigh County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Outagamie County
      • This Apple Creek is located in Outagamie County and lies 414 miles [666.3 km]<2> to the northwest of the Apple Creek that is located in Wayne County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Apple Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Apple 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.

  • Boys Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
    • Boys Village is located in Wayne County
  • Edinburgh
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edinburgh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edinburgh
    • Edinburgh is located in Wayne County
  • Fredericksburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fredericksburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fredericksburg
    • Fredericksburg is located in Wayne County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 414 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fredericksburg <5>
  • Hillcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
    • Hillcrest is located in Wayne County
  • Honeytown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Honeytown have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Honeytown
    • Honeytown is located in Wayne County
  • Maysville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
    • Maysville is located in Wayne County
  • Paradise ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
    • Paradise is located in Wayne County
  • Riceland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riceland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riceland
    • Riceland is located in Wayne County

How Far From Apple 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 village such as Apple Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Apple Creek and extending to:

  • Wooster, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Apple Creek to Columbus, with an average speed<6>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 284 miles [457.1 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,013 miles [9,677 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,737 miles [10,842.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,613 miles [7,423.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Apple Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

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 Apple Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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 from Point A (ie- Apple Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Apple Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7489, Longitude: -81.8335       In this case, the coordinates for Apple Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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 Apple 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 Apple 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 310.716 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.933 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.153 degrees.









 

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