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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 Crow Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crow 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 Crow Creek:
    • 34.920701, -82.771904
    • 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 Crow 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 Crow Creek ...

We found three communities that share the name Crow Creek.

Within South Carolina, the name Crow Creek is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Saint Francis County
      • This Crow Creek is located in Saint Francis County and lies 450 miles [724.2 km]<1> to the west of the Crow Creek that is located in Pickens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Crow Creek.
    • Kansas
      • Phillips County
      • This community is historic<2> and although located in Phillips County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Crow Creek.
    • South Dakota
      • Buffalo County
      • This Crow Creek is located in Buffalo County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Crow Creek that is located in Pickens County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buffalo County community of Crow Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Crow 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.

  • Cedar Rock
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Rock
    • Cedar Rock is located in Pickens County
  • Knob ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knob have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob
    • Knob is located in Pickens County
  • Nine Times
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Nine Times have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nine Times
    • Nine Times is located in Pickens County
  • Pearidge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pearidge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pearidge
    • Pearidge is located in Pickens County
  • Pickens
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Pleasant View
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Pleasant View is located in Pickens County
  • Prices Store ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prices Store have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
    • Prices Store is located in Pickens County
  • Pumpkintown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pumpkintown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown
    • Pumpkintown is located in Pickens County
  • Rocky Bottom
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Bottom
    • Rocky Bottom is located in Pickens County
  • Six Mile
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Sunset
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Terrapin Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Terrapin Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terrapin Crossroads
    • Terrapin Crossroads is located in Pickens County

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

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

  • Pickens, which is the Seat of Pickens County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 117 miles [188.3 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Crow Creek to Columbia, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,316 miles [10,164.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,019 miles [11,296 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Pickens County: www.co.pickens.sc.us/

The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- Crow Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Crow Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.9207, Longitude: -82.7719       In this case, the coordinates for Crow Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>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 Crow Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Crow 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 311.341 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.794 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.35 degrees.









 

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