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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 Anderson Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Anderson 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 Anderson Creek:
- 41.145893, -78.546690
- 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 Anderson 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 Clearfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Clearfield County
- Since Anderson Creek is near Elk County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Elk County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 Anderson Creek
Communities Also Named Anderson Creek ...
We found one communities that are also named Anderson Creek.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Anderson Creek is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Anderson Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Harnett County
- This Anderson Creek is located in Harnett County and lies 405 miles [651.8 km]<1> to the south of the Anderson Creek that is located in Clearfield County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harnett County community of Anderson Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Anderson 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.
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Five Points is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Force
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Force is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Force
- Gobbler Knob
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Gobbler Knob is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gobbler Knob
- Greenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Greenville is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
- Home Camp
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Home Camp is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Home Camp
- Mill Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Mill Run is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mill Run
- Mount Joy
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Joy is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Joy
- Mount Pleasant
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Narrows Creek
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Narrows Creek is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Narrows Creek
- Oklahoma
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
- Oklahoma is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oklahoma
- Scattertown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Scattertown is located in Elk County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scattertown
- Treasure Lake
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Treasure Lake is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Treasure Lake
- Weedville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Winterburn
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Winterburn is located in Clearfield County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterburn
How Far From Anderson Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Anderson Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Anderson Creek and extending to:
- Clearfield, which is the Seat of Clearfield County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Anderson Creek to Clearfield, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 105 miles [169 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 174 miles [280 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,864 miles [9,437.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,582 miles [10,592.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,457 miles [7,172.8 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Anderson 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 Anderson 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 Anderson Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.1459, Longitude: -78.5467 In this case, the coordinates for Anderson Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.651 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.651 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.501 degrees. |
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