Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Painter 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 Painter Creek:
  • 40.035606, -84.469395
  • 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 Painter 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 Darke County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Darke County
  • Since Painter Creek is near Miami County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Miami County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Painter Creek

Curious and Interesting Names Near Painter 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.

• Fourmans Corners
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Fourmans Corners is located in Darke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourmans Corners
• Gordon
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Gordon is located in Darke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people
• Jaysville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jaysville is located in Darke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jaysville
• Laura
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Laura is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laura
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 497 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Laura <1>
• Pattytown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Pattytown is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pattytown
• Pleasant Hill
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Pleasant Hill is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,258 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pleasant Hill <1>
• Poplar Ridge
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Poplar Ridge is located in Darke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Ridge
• Red River
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Red River is located in Darke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red River
• Rowdyville ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Rowdyville is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rowdyville
• Steel Point
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Steel Point is located in Darke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steel Point
• Sugar Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sugar Grove is located in Miami County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Grove
• Union Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Union Corners is located in Darke County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Corners

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Painter Creek and extending to:

• Greenville, which is the Seat of Darke County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Painter Creek to Greenville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the east (E). 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 403 miles [648.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,150 miles [9,897.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,876 miles [11,065.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,753 miles [7,649.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'