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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 Lost Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lost 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 Lost Creek:
    • 34.110706, -81.136760
    • 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 Lost 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 Richland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Richland County
    • Since Lost Creek is near Lexington County and also Fairfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lexington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfield 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 Lost Creek

Communities Also Named Lost Creek ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Lost Creek.

Within South Carolina, the name Lost Creek is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Linn 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 Lost Creek [Linn County].
    • Kentucky
      • Breathitt County
      • This Lost Creek is located in Breathitt County and lies 263 miles [423.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Lost Creek that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Breathitt County community of Lost Creek.
      • Lawrence County
      • This Lost Creek is located in Lawrence County and lies 276 miles [444.2 km] to the north northwest of the Lost Creek that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Lost Creek.
      • Morgan County
      • This Lost Creek is located in Morgan County and lies 280 miles [450.6 km] to the north northwest of the Lost Creek that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Lost Creek.
    • Montana
      • Deer Lodge County
      • This Lost Creek is located in Deer Lodge County and lies 1,857 miles [2,988.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lost Creek that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Deer Lodge County community of Lost Creek.
      • McCone County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Lost Creek [McCone County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Schuylkill County
      • This Lost Creek is located in Schuylkill County and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Lost Creek that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuylkill County community of Lost Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Union County
      • This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lost Creek [Union County].
      • White County
      • This Lost Creek is located in White County and lies 268 miles [431.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Lost Creek that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the White County community of Lost Creek.
    • Texas
      • Travis County
      • This Lost Creek is located in Travis County and lies 1,009 miles [1,623.8 km]<2> to the west of the Lost Creek that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of Lost Creek.
    • Washington
      • Pend Oreille County
      • This Lost Creek is located in Pend Oreille County and lies 2,100 miles [3,379.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the Lost Creek that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pend Oreille County community of Lost Creek.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • This Lost Creek is located in Harrison County and lies 351 miles [564.9 km]<2> to the north of the Lost Creek that is located in Richland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of Lost Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lost 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.

  • Apple Valley
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Apple Valley is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
  • Bookman
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Bookman is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bookman
  • Cedar Creek
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cedar Creek is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Creek
  • Coldstream
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Coldstream is located in Lexington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldstream
  • Crane Forest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Crane Forest is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crane Forest
  • Cross Roads
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Cross Roads is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Dutch Village
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Dutch Village is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutch Village
  • Dutchbrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Dutchbrook is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dutchbrook
  • Emerald Valley
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Emerald Valley is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emerald Valley
  • Evergreen Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Evergreen Park is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Park
  • Friarsgate
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Friarsgate is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friarsgate
  • Frost
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Frost is located in Richland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frost
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Gardendale
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Gardendale is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
    • Hillcreek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Hillcreek is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcreek
    • Kingswood
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Kingswood is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingswood
    • Landmark
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Landmark is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Landmark
    • Leaphart
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Leaphart is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Leaphart
    • Littleton
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Littleton is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Littleton
    • Munster
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Munster is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Munster
    • Riverside Forest
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
      • Riverside Forest is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverside Forest
    • Rockgate
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Rockgate is located in Richland County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockgate
    • Seven Oaks
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Shadow Brook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
      • Shadow Brook is located in Lexington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Brook

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

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

  • Columbia, which is the Seat of Richland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Lost Creek to Columbia, 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 9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast (SE). The buggy would take a little over three hours and walking would take four to five hours.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,283 miles [10,111.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,859 miles [7,819.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Lost 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- Lost Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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 Lost Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<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 Lost 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 Lost Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1107, Longitude: -81.1368       In this case, the coordinates for Lost Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.382 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.576 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.94 degrees.