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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 Sugarcreek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sugarcreek 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 Sugarcreek:
    • 40.508148, -81.642616
    • 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 Sugarcreek
  • 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 Tuscarawas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscarawas County
    • Since Sugarcreek is near Holmes County and also Coshocton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Holmes County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Coshocton 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 Sugarcreek

Communities Also Named Sugarcreek ...

We found three communities that are also named Sugarcreek.

Within Ohio, the name Sugarcreek is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Sugarcreek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 866 miles [1,393.7 km]<1> to the south of the Sugarcreek that is located in Tuscarawas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Sugarcreek.
    • Georgia
      • Columbia County
      • This Sugarcreek is located in Columbia County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the south of the Sugarcreek that is located in Tuscarawas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Sugarcreek.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Venango County
      • This Sugarcreek is located in Venango County and lies 114 miles [183.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Sugarcreek that is located in Tuscarawas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Venango County community of Sugarcreek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sugarcreek ...

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.

  • Baltic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Blackband
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Blackband is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackband
  • Charm
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Dundee
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Farmerstown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Fiat
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Fiat is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fiat
  • Limpytown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Limpytown is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limpytown
  • Trail
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Trail is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail
  • Unionville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Unionville is located in Holmes County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Walnut Creek
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Willow Glen
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Willow Glen is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Glen
  • Winklepleck Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Winklepleck Grove is located in Tuscarawas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winklepleck Grove

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

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

  • New Philadelphia, which is the Seat of Tuscarawas County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Sugarcreek to New Philadelphia, 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 80 miles [128.7 km] to the west southwest (WSW). 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 268 miles [431.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,017 miles [9,683.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,739 miles [10,845.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,614 miles [7,425.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- Sugarcreek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Sugarcreek 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 Sugarcreek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5081, Longitude: -81.6426    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.606 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.771 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.148 degrees.