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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 Muddy Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Muddy Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Muddy Creek:
    • 40.972286, -79.971167
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Muddy Creek
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named Muddy Creek ...

We found five communities that share the name Muddy Creek.

There is one other community in Pennsylvania which is also named Muddy Creek.

Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
    • Lancaster County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Pennsylvania community of Muddy Creek [Lancaster County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Shawnee County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Muddy Creek [Shawnee County].
    • North Carolina
      • Forsyth County
      • This Muddy Creek is located in Forsyth County and lies 344 miles [553.6 km]<2> to the south of the Muddy Creek that is located in Butler County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Muddy Creek.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This Muddy Creek lies 880 miles [1,416.2 km]<2> to the east northeast of the Muddy Creek that is located in Butler County.
    • Tennessee
      • Loudon County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Muddy Creek [Loudon County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Muddy 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.

  • Euclid
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Euclid have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Euclid
    • Euclid is located in Butler County
  • Five Points
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
    • Five Points is located in Butler County
  • Greenwood Village
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Village
    • Greenwood Village is located in Butler County
  • Hickory Corner
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corner
    • Hickory Corner is located in Butler County
  • Highfield
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highfield
    • Highfield is located in Butler County
  • Hooker
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hooker have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hooker
    • Hooker is located in Butler County
  • Mount Chestnut
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Chestnut have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Chestnut
    • Mount Chestnut is located in Butler County
  • Prospect
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Butler County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,112 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prospect <4>
  • Queen Junction
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Queen Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Queen Junction
    • Queen Junction is located in Butler County
  • Unionville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
    • Unionville is located in Butler County

How Far From Muddy 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 Muddy Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Butler, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies just to the South Southeast.
  • Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<2> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Muddy Creek to Harrisburg, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 211 miles [339.6 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,929 miles [9,541.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,649 miles [10,700.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,525 miles [7,282.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Butler County: www.co.butler.pa.us/

The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Muddy 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.
<2>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- Muddy Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Muddy Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.9723, Longitude: -79.9712       In this case, the coordinates for Muddy Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>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.
<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 Muddy Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.543 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.635 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.217 degrees.




 

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