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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 Middle Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Middle 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 Middle Creek:
- 40.762001, -77.256723
- 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 Middle 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 Snyder County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Snyder County
- Since Middle Creek is near Union County and also Juniata County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Union County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Juniata 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 Middle Creek
Communities Also Named Middle Creek ...
We found ten communities that are also named Middle Creek.
There are two communities within Pennsylvania that are also named Middle Creek.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Schuylkill County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Middle Creek [Schuylkill County].
- Somerset 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 Pennsylvania community of Middle Creek [Somerset County].
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Shasta County
- This community is historic<1> 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 Middle Creek.
- Illinois
- Hancock County
- This Middle Creek is located in Hancock County and lies 722 miles [1,161.9 km]<3> to the west of the Middle Creek that is located in Snyder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Middle Creek.
- Kansas
- Chase 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 Kansas community of Middle Creek [Chase County].
- Kentucky
- Larue 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 Kentucky community of Middle Creek [Larue County].
- Montana
- Gallatin County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Middle Creek [Gallatin County].
- Ohio
- Monroe County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Monroe County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Middle Creek.
- Noble 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 Middle Creek [Noble County].
- Tennessee
- Sevier County
- This Middle Creek is located in Sevier County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<3> to the southwest of the Middle Creek that is located in Snyder County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of Middle Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Middle 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.
- Beaver Springs
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Beavertown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Cherry Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Crossgrove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Crossgrove is located in Snyder County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossgrove
- Glen Iron
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Laurel Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Laurel Park is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laurel Park
- Pardee
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pardee is located in Union County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pardee
- Roundtop
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Roundtop is located in Juniata County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roundtop
- Snook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Snook is located in Mifflin County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snook
How Far From Middle 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 Middle Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Middle Creek and extending to:
- Middleburg, which is the Seat of Snyder County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Middle Creek to Middleburg, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 38 miles [61.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 129 miles [207.6 km] to the south (S). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,828 miles [9,379.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,541 miles [10,526.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,416 miles [7,106.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Middle Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Middle 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. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Middle Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Middle 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 Middle Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7620, Longitude: -77.2567 In this case, the coordinates for Middle Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.89 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.729 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.073 degrees. |
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