Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Bullock Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bullock Creek and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Bullock Creek

• 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 Bullock Creek:
  • 34.854301, -81.411758
  • 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 Bullock 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 York County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for York County
  • Since Bullock Creek is near Union County and also Chester 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 Chester 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 Bullock Creek

Communities Also Named Bullock Creek ...

We found one communities that are also named Bullock Creek.

Within South Carolina, the name Bullock Creek is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, there is another community also named Bullock Creek in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Michigan
    • Midland County
    • This Bullock Creek is located in Midland County and lies 621 miles [999.4 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Bullock Creek that is located in York County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Midland County community of Bullock Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bullock 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.

• Beauty Spot ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Beauty Spot is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beauty Spot
• Borax ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Borax is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Borax
• Cotton ‑ Historic
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Cotton is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton
• Hickory Grove
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Hickory Grove is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 564 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hickory Grove <2>
• Hoodtown
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hoodtown is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hoodtown
• Hopewell
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Hopewell is located in York County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
• No Mans Land ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • No Mans Land is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for No Mans Land
• Pine Tree ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Pine Tree is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Tree
• Red Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Red Hill is located in Union County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Worthys Ferry
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Worthys Ferry is located in Chester County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Worthys Ferry

How Far From Bullock Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Bullock Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

• York, which is the Seat of York County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bullock Creek to York, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 62 miles [99.8 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 about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 369 miles [593.8 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 21 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,960 miles [11,201 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,839 miles [7,787.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'