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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 Gap Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Gap 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 Gap Creek:
- 35.150951, -82.491510
- 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 Gap 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 Greenville County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Gap Creek is near Henderson County and also Transylvania County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Henderson County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Transylvania 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 Gap Creek
Communities Also Named Gap Creek ...
We found three communities that are also named Gap Creek.
Within South Carolina, the name Gap Creek is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Ashe 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 North Carolina community of Gap Creek [Ashe County].
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- This Gap Creek is located in Carter County and lies 79 miles [127.1 km]<2> to the north of the Gap Creek that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Gap Creek.
- Knox 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 Gap Creek [Knox County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Gap 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.
- Chestnut Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Chestnut Springs is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Springs
- Cross Plains
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Cross Plains is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Plains
- Mountain Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Mountain Valley is located in Henderson County (NC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Valley
- Riverview
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Riverview is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
- Terry ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Terry is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry
- Terry Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Terry Creek is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Terry Creek
- Tuxedo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wildwood Park ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Wildwood Park is located in Greenville County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Park
How Far From Gap 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 Gap Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Gap Creek and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<2> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Gap Creek to Greenville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 114 miles [183.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 396 miles [637.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,294 miles [10,129.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,997 miles [11,260.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,875 miles [7,845.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek 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 Gap 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 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Gap Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Gap 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 Gap Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1510, Longitude: -82.4915 In this case, the coordinates for Gap Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.181 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.642 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.176 degrees. |
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