Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Horse Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horse Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Horse 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 Horse Creek:
- 33.520414, -81.879002
- 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 Horse 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 Aiken County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Since Horse Creek is near Richmond County and also Edgefield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- eBird sighting report for Edgefield 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Horse Creek ...
We found eight communities that share the name Horse Creek.
Within South Carolina, the name Horse Creek is unique.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, seven are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Walker 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 Alabama community of Horse Creek [Walker County].
- British Columbia
- This Horse Creek lies 2,130 miles [3,427.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Horse Creek that is located in Aiken County.
- California
- Siskiyou County
- This Horse Creek is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,295 miles [3,693.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Horse Creek that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Horse Creek.
- Illinois
- Will 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 Illinois community of Horse Creek [Will County].
- Tennessee
- Greene County
- This Horse Creek is located in Greene County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Horse Creek that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Horse Creek.
- Sullivan County
- This Horse Creek is located in Sullivan County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km] to the north of the Horse Creek that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sullivan County community of Horse Creek.
- Wisconsin
- Polk County
- This Horse Creek is located in Polk County and lies 989 miles [1,591.6 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Horse Creek that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Horse Creek.
- Wyoming
- Laramie County
- This Horse Creek is located in Laramie County and lies 1,383 miles [2,225.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Horse Creek that is located in Aiken County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laramie County community of Horse Creek.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Horse 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.
- Bath
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bath
- Bath is located in Aiken County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bath <3>
- Bonnie Glen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bonnie Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bonnie Glen
- Bonnie Glen is located in Aiken County
- Clearwater
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clearwater
- Clearwater is located in Aiken County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Clearwater <3>
- Crestdale
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Gloverville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gloverville
- Gloverville is located in Aiken County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gloverville <3>
- Greenfield
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
- Greenfield is located in Aiken County
- Heathwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heathwood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heathwood Park
- Heathwood Park is located in Aiken County
- Johnstown
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Mixville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Sandlewood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandlewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandlewood
- Sandlewood is located in Aiken County
- Willow Springs Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Springs Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs Park
- Willow Springs Park is located in Aiken County
How Far From Horse 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 Horse Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Horse Creek and extending to:
- Aiken, which is the Seat of Aiken County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Horse Creek to Aiken, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 458 miles [737.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,341 miles [10,204.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,036 miles [11,323.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,917 miles [7,913.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Horse Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Aiken County: www.aikencounty.net/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 Horse 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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Horse Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Horse Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.5204, Longitude: -81.8790 In this case, the coordinates for Horse Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Horse 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 310.794 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.965 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.382 degrees. |