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We found 52 communities that share the name Rock Creek.
Within Oklahoma, the name Rock Creek is unique.
Beyond Oklahoma, we know of another 52 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 52 communities, 51 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Alabama
Colbert County
This Rock Creek is located in Colbert County and lies 466 miles [750 km]<1> to the east of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Rock Creek.
Escambia County
This Rock Creek is located in Escambia County and lies 601 miles [967.2 km] to the east southeast of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Escambia County community of Rock Creek.
Jefferson County
This Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 525 miles [844.9 km] to the east of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rock Creek.
Winston County
This Rock Creek is located in Winston County and lies 498 miles [801.5 km] to the east of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winston County community of Rock Creek.
Arkansas
Pike County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Rock Creek [Pike County].
Pulaski County
This Rock Creek is located in Pulaski County and lies 209 miles [336.4 km]<1> to the east of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pulaski County community of Rock Creek.
British Columbia
This Rock Creek lies 1,520 miles [2,446.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
California
Plumas County
This Rock Creek is located in Plumas County and lies 1,422 miles [2,288.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Plumas County community of Rock Creek.
Shasta County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Shasta County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shasta County community of Rock Creek.
Colorado
Boulder County
This Rock Creek is located in Boulder County and lies 607 miles [976.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boulder County community of Rock Creek.
Eagle County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Rock Creek [Eagle County].
Florida
Jackson County
This Rock Creek is located in Jackson County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson County community of Rock Creek.
Okaloosa County
This Rock Creek is located in Okaloosa County and lies 604 miles [972 km] to the east southeast of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Okaloosa County community of Rock Creek.
Georgia
Walker County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of Rock Creek [Walker County].
Idaho
Cassia County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Rock Creek [Cassia County].
Twin Falls County
This Rock Creek is located in Twin Falls County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twin Falls County community of Rock Creek.
Illinois
Adams County
This Rock Creek is located in Adams County and lies 442 miles [711.3 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Rock Creek.
Hardin County
This Rock Creek is located in Hardin County and lies 477 miles [767.7 km] to the east northeast of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Rock Creek.
Iowa
Mitchell County
This Rock Creek is located in Mitchell County and lies 604 miles [972 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Rock Creek.
Kansas
Jefferson County
This Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 305 miles [490.8 km]<1> to the north of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rock Creek.
Lyon County
This community is historic<2> and although located in Lyon County, we don't know where within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lyon County community of Rock Creek.
Miami County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rock Creek [Miami County].
Morris County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rock Creek [Morris County].
Shawnee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rock Creek [Shawnee County].
Wabaunsee County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Rock Creek [Wabaunsee County].
Kentucky
Grayson County
This Rock Creek is located in Grayson County and lies 583 miles [938.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grayson County community of Rock Creek.
Maryland
Somerset County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of Rock Creek [Somerset County].
Minnesota
Pine County
This Rock Creek is located in Pine County and lies 772 miles [1,242.4 km]<1> to the north of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pine County community of Rock Creek.
Mississippi
George County
This Rock Creek is located in George County and lies 515 miles [828.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the George County community of Rock Creek.
Newton County
This Rock Creek is located in Newton County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km] to the east southeast of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newton County community of Rock Creek.
Missouri
Jackson County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Missouri community of Rock Creek [Jackson County].
Jefferson County
This Rock Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 398 miles [640.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Rock Creek.
Montana
Lincoln County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Rock Creek [Lincoln County].
Nebraska
Rock Creek #
This community is historic<3> and we have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for Rock Creek.
Nevada
Lander County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Rock Creek [Lander County].
North Carolina
Alamance County
This Rock Creek is located in Alamance County and lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the east of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alamance County community of Rock Creek.
Ohio
Ashtabula County
This Rock Creek is located in Ashtabula County and lies 950 miles [1,528.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashtabula County community of Rock Creek.
Oregon
Baker County
This Rock Creek is located in Baker County and lies 1,346 miles [2,166.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Rock Creek.
Gilliam County
This Rock Creek is located in Gilliam County and lies 1,465 miles [2,357.7 km] to the northwest of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilliam County community of Rock Creek.
Linn County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Oregon community of Rock Creek [Linn County].
South Carolina
Fairfield County
This Rock Creek is located in Fairfield County and lies 839 miles [1,350.2 km]<1> to the east of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fairfield County community of Rock Creek.
Greenwood County
This Rock Creek is located in Greenwood County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km] to the east of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenwood County community of Rock Creek.
Tennessee
McMinn County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Rock Creek [McMinn County].
Pickett County
We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Rock Creek [Pickett County].
Unicoi County
This Rock Creek is located in Unicoi County and lies 776 miles [1,248.9 km]<1> to the east of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Unicoi County community of Rock Creek.
Texas
Briscoe County
This Rock Creek is located in Briscoe County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the west of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Briscoe County community of Rock Creek.
McLennan County
This Rock Creek is located in McLennan County and lies 228 miles [366.9 km] to the south southwest of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLennan County community of Rock Creek.
Parker County
We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Texas community of Rock Creek [Parker County].
Somervell County
Although located in Somervell County, we don't know the location within the county.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Somervell County community of Rock Creek.
West Virginia
Boone County
This Rock Creek is located in Boone County and lies 823 miles [1,324.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Rock Creek.
Raleigh County
This Rock Creek is located in Raleigh County and lies 841 miles [1,353.5 km] to the east northeast of the Rock Creek that is located in Hughes County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Rock Creek.
Wyoming
Albany County
This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming community of Rock Creek [Albany County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Rock 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.
Allen (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Allen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Rock Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Rock Creek and extending to:
Holdenville, which is the Seat of Hughes County, lies 22 miles [35.4 km]<1> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from Rock Creek to Holdenville, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 89 miles [143.2 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 1,088 miles [1,751 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,851 miles [11,025.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,589 miles [12,213.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,470 miles [8,803.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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- Rock Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Rock Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8401, Longitude: -96.1272 In this case, the coordinates for Rock Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about Rock Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Rock 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.
<4>
The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Rock Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.731 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.501 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.099 degrees.