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Communities Also Named Black Creek ...

We found eighteen communities that share the name Black Creek.

There are two communities within Ontario that are also named Black Creek.

Beyond Ontario, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these sixteen communities, four are located in Canada and fifteen are in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Ontario ...
    • Unknown
      • The profile page for Black Creek #1
      • This Black Creek lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the northeast.
      • The profile page for Black Creek #2
      • 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 Ontario community of Black Creek.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah County
      • This Black Creek is located in Etowah County and lies 711 miles [1,144.2 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Black Creek.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Black Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 784 miles [1,261.7 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Black Creek.
    • British Columbia
      • This Black Creek lies 2,028 miles [3,263.7 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Florida
      • Clay County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Florida community of Black Creek [Clay County].
      • Leon County
      • This Black Creek is located in Leon County and lies 905 miles [1,456.5 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Black Creek.
    • Georgia
      • Screven 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 Georgia community of Black Creek [Screven County].
    • Indiana
      • Harrison 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 Black Creek [Harrison County].
    • Kentucky
      • Powell County
      • This Black Creek is located in Powell County and lies 435 miles [700.1 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Black Creek.
    • Louisiana
      • Grant Parish
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Black Creek [Grant Parish].
    • New York
      • Allegany County
      • This Black Creek is located in Allegany County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km]<1> to the southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Black Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Wilson County
      • This Black Creek is located in Wilson County and lies 510 miles [820.8 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Black Creek.
    • Ohio
      • Holmes 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 Ohio community of Black Creek [Holmes County].
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Black Creek is located in Berkeley County and lies 672 miles [1,081.5 km]<1> to the south.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Black Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Scott County
      • This Black Creek is located in Scott County and lies 543 miles [873.9 km]<1> to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of Black Creek.
    • Virginia
      • Southampton County
      • This Black Creek is located in Southampton County and lies 443 miles [712.9 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Black Creek.
    • Wisconsin
      • Outagamie County
      • This Black Creek is located in Outagamie County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Black Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black 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.

  • Cooks Mills
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Crescent Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Crescent Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crescent Park came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Park
  • Crystal Beach
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Edgewater
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edgewater have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater
    • Edgewater is located in Erie County (NY)
  • Falls View
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falls View came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls View
  • Ferry Village
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ferry Village have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry Village
    • Ferry Village is located in Erie County (NY)
  • Love Canal ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Canal have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Canal
    • Love Canal is located in Niagara County (NY)
  • Royal
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal
  • Sandy Beach
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Beach
    • Sandy Beach is located in Erie County (NY)
  • Soldiers Place
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Place have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Place
    • Soldiers Place is located in Erie County (NY)
  • Sour Spring Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sour Spring Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sour Spring Grove
    • Sour Spring Grove is located in Erie County (NY)
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Stevensville
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Thunder Bay
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Wavecrest
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • White Pigeon
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)

How Far From Black 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 Black Creek to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Black Creek to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take nearly four hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 14 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 10 days.
  • The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,804 miles [9,340.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,529 miles [10,507.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,406 miles [7,090.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<11>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Province of Ontario: https://www.ontario.ca/

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 from Point A (ie- Black Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.9819, Longitude: -79.0245    
<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 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 Black 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 . 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>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 Black Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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.
<8>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 Black Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.812 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.119 degrees.
<11>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.99 degrees.




 

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