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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 Cloud Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cloud Creek and the surrounding area.
- 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 Cloud Creek:
- 36.264034, -94.765015
- 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 Cloud 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 Delaware County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Delaware County
- Since Cloud Creek is near Benton County and also Adair County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adair 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 Cloud Creek
Communities Also Named Cloud Creek ...
We found one communities that are also named Cloud Creek.
Within Oklahoma, the name Cloud Creek is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, there is another community also named Cloud Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Tennessee
- Hawkins County
- This Cloud Creek is located in Hawkins County and lies 646 miles [1,039.6 km]<1> to the east of the Cloud Creek that is located in Delaware County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Cloud Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cloud 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.
- Bull Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Bull Hollow is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bull Hollow
- Dripping Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Dripping Springs is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dripping Springs
- Flint
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Flint is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint
- Flint Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Flint Creek is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Creek
- Kansas
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Leach
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Leach is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leach
- Oaks
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Row
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Row is located in Delaware County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Row
- Twin Oaks
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Cloud 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 Cloud Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cloud Creek and extending to:
- Jay, which is the Seat of Delaware County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Cloud Creek to Jay, with an average speed<3> 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.
- Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 163 miles [262.3 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 985 miles [1,585.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,726 miles [10,824.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,465 miles [12,013.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,347 miles [8,605.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- Cloud Creek) 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 Cloud 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 Cloud Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2640, Longitude: -94.7650 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.951 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.773 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.252 degrees. |
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