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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 Brush Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brush 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 Brush Creek:
    • 39.870346, -81.985970
    • 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 Brush 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 Muskingum County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Muskingum County
    • Since Brush Creek is near Perry County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan 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 Brush Creek

Communities Also Named Brush Creek ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named Brush Creek.

Within Ohio, the name Brush Creek is unique.

Beyond Ohio, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Perry County
      • This Brush Creek is located in Perry County and lies 575 miles [925.4 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Muskingum County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Brush Creek.
    • Arkansas
      • Grant County
      • This Brush Creek is located in Grant County and lies 704 miles [1,133 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Muskingum County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Brush Creek.
    • California
      • Butte County
      • This Brush Creek is located in Butte County and lies 2,071 miles [3,333 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Muskingum County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Brush Creek.
    • Iowa
      • Fayette 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 Iowa community of Brush Creek [Fayette County].
    • Kentucky
      • Rockcastle 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 Kentucky community of Brush Creek [Rockcastle County].
    • Minnesota
      • Faribault County
      • This Brush Creek is located in Faribault County and lies 663 miles [1,067 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Muskingum County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faribault County community of Brush Creek.
    • Missouri
      • Laclede County
      • This Brush Creek is located in Laclede County and lies 597 miles [960.8 km]<1> to the west of the Brush Creek that is located in Muskingum County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Brush Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham 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 North Carolina community of Brush Creek [Chatham County].
    • Oklahoma
      • Delaware County
      • This Brush Creek is located in Delaware County and lies 734 miles [1,181.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Muskingum County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Brush Creek.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Beaver 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 Pennsylvania community of Brush Creek [Beaver County].
    • Tennessee
      • Sequatchie County
      • This Brush Creek is located in Sequatchie County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Muskingum County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequatchie County community of Brush Creek.
      • Smith County
      • This Brush Creek is located in Smith County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km] to the southwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Muskingum County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Brush Creek.
      • Williamson County
      • This Brush Creek is located in Williamson County and lies 384 miles [618 km] to the southwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Muskingum County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Brush Creek.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • This Brush Creek is located in Boone County and lies 119 miles [191.5 km]<1> to the south of the Brush Creek that is located in Muskingum County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Brush Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Brush 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.

  • Blue Rock
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Buckeye
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Buckeye is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Elizabeth
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Elizabeth is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth
  • Gaysport
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Gaysport is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gaysport
  • Griffin
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Griffin is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Ironspot
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Ironspot is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ironspot
  • Lewis ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Lewis is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Licking View
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Licking View is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Licking View
  • Maysville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Maysville is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maysville
  • Mill Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mill Run is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
  • Pierce ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Pierce is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pierce
  • Pleasant Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Pleasant Grove is located in Muskingum County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Roseville
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Sealover ‑ Historic
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Sealover is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sealover
    • Terrace
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Terrace is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrace
    • Tile
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Tile is located in Muskingum County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tile

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

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

  • Zanesville, which is the Seat of Muskingum County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Brush Creek to Columbus, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 272 miles [437.7 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,059 miles [9,751 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,780 miles [10,911.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,655 miles [7,491.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Brush Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Brush 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Brush Creek 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 Brush Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8703, Longitude: -81.9860       In this case, the coordinates for Brush Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.841 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.944 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.521 degrees.