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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 Wolf Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wolf 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 Wolf Creek:
    • 39.479667, -81.732077
    • 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 Wolf 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Since Wolf Creek is near Morgan County and also Athens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Morgan County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Athens 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 Wolf Creek

Communities Also Named Wolf Creek ...

We found nineteen communities that are also named Wolf Creek.

Within Ohio, the name Wolf Creek is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Saint Clair County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Saint Clair County and lies 485 miles [780.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Clair County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Arkansas
      • Pike 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 Arkansas community of Wolf Creek [Pike County].
    • Illinois
      • Williamson County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Williamson County and lies 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Indiana
      • Marshall 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 Wolf Creek [Marshall County].
    • Kansas
      • Lincoln County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Lincoln County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the west of the Wolf Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Kentucky
      • Meade County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Meade County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Meade County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Montana
      • Lewis and Clark County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Lewis and Clark County and lies 1,600 miles [2,575 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lewis and Clark County community of Wolf Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Cherokee County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Cherokee County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Oregon
      • Josephine County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Josephine County and lies 2,157 miles [3,471.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Josephine County community of Wolf Creek.
      • Lane County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Lane County and lies 2,145 miles [3,452 km] to the west northwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Wolf Creek.
    • South Dakota
      • Hutchinson County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Hutchinson County and lies 863 miles [1,388.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hutchinson County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Cocke County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Cocke County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cocke County community of Wolf Creek.
      • DeKalb 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 Tennessee community of Wolf Creek [DeKalb County].
      • Lawrence County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Lawrence County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km] to the southwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Wolf Creek.
      • Rhea County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Rhea County and lies 315 miles [506.9 km] to the southwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rhea County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Texas
      • San Jacinto County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in San Jacinto County and lies 971 miles [1,562.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Wolf Creek.
    • Utah
      • Weber County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Weber County and lies 1,579 miles [2,541.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Weber County community of Wolf Creek.
    • West Virginia
      • Summers 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 West Virginia community of Wolf Creek [Summers County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Polk County
      • This Wolf Creek is located in Polk County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Wolf Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Wolf Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wolf 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.

  • Beverly
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Dale
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Dale is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale
  • Hooksburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Hooksburg is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooksburg
  • Layman
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Layman is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Layman
  • Luke Chute
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Plantsville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Plantsville is located in Athens County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plantsville
  • Relief
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Relief is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Relief
  • Swift
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Swift is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swift
  • Tick Ridge
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Tick Ridge is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Ridge
  • Todds
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Wolf Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Wolf Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Wolf Creek to Marietta, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). 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 254 miles [408.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 15 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,066 miles [9,762.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,785 miles [10,919.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,660 miles [7,499.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Wolf 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Wolf 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 Wolf 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 Wolf Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4797, Longitude: -81.7321       In this case, the coordinates for Wolf Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.695 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.719 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.538 degrees.