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Communities Also Named Pike Creek ...

We found one communities that are also named Pike Creek.

Within Ontario, the name Pike Creek is unique.

Beyond Ontario, there is another community also named Pike Creek in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • New Castle County
      • This Pike Creek is located in New Castle County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Pike Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pike 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.

  • Bridgeview
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Deerbrook
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Eagle Poine ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Edgars
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgars
  • Fairplay
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Forest Glade
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
  • Harper Woods
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Maidstone
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Oliver
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
  • Pleasant Park
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Roseland
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Sandwich
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandwich
  • Twin Sandwich
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)

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

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

  • The National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 415 miles [667.9 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Pike Creek to Parliament Hill, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 24 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,982 miles [9,627.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,713 miles [10,803.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 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- Pike 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 Pike 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 Pike Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.3133, Longitude: -82.8421    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.293 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.822 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.084 degrees.