Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blue Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blue 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 Blue Creek:
- 38.777602, -83.330799
- 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 Blue 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 Adams County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Since Blue Creek is near Scioto County and also Lawrence County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scioto County
- eBird sighting report for Lawrence 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 Blue Creek ...
We found nine communities that share the name Blue Creek.
Within Ohio, the name Blue Creek is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Blue Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 427 miles [687.2 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Blue Creek that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Blue Creek.
- Tallapoosa County
- This Blue Creek is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km] to the south southwest of the Blue Creek that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa County community of Blue Creek.
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Blue Creek is located in DeKalb County and lies 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the south of the Blue Creek that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Blue Creek.
- Indiana
- Franklin 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 Indiana community of Blue Creek [Franklin County].
- Michigan
- Berrien 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 Michigan community of Blue Creek [Berrien County].
- Tennessee
- Giles County
- This Blue Creek is located in Giles County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the Blue Creek that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Blue Creek.
- Utah
- Box Elder County
- This Blue Creek is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,540 miles [2,478.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blue Creek that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Blue Creek.
- Washington
- Stevens 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 Washington community of Blue Creek [Stevens County].
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Blue Creek is located in Kanawha County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Blue Creek that is located in Adams County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Blue Creek.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue 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.
- Fawcett
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Jones Corner
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jones Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
- Jones Corner is located in Adams County
- Lynx
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynx
- Lynx is located in Adams County
- Mineral Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineral Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
- Mineral Springs is located in Adams County
- Pink
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Scrub Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scrub Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scrub Ridge
- Scrub Ridge is located in Adams County
- Squirrel Town
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Squirrel Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
- Stout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Sunshine
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south) - Tulip
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Blue 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 community such as Blue Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blue Creek and extending to:
- West Union, which is the Seat of Adams County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Blue Creek to West Union, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 84 miles [135.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 338 miles [544 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,163 miles [9,918.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,883 miles [11,077.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,758 miles [7,657.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.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- Blue Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.7776, Longitude: -83.3308 |
| <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 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 Blue 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 Blue 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 311.697 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.759 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.472 degrees. |