Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Oak Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Oak Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Oak 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 Oak Creek:
- 34.835674, -82.251226
- 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 Oak 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:
- eBird sighting report for Greenville County
- Since Oak Creek is near Spartanburg County and also Laurens County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Spartanburg County
- eBird sighting report for Laurens 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 Oak Creek ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Oak Creek.
There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Oak Creek.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Lexington County
- Spartanburg County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Colorado
- Fremont County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Colorado community of Oak Creek [Fremont County].
- Routt County
- This Oak Creek is located in Routt County and lies 1,398 miles [2,249.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Oak Creek that is located in Greenville County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Routt County community of Oak Creek.
- Georgia
- Mississippi
- Oregon
- Texas
- Bexar County
- Although located in Bexar County, we don't know the location within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bexar County community of Oak Creek.
- Utah
- Wisconsin
Curious and Interesting Names Near Oak 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.
- Camelot
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Cane Brake
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cane Brake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cane Brake
- Cane Brake is located in Greenville County
- Dove Tree
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Five Forks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Greenville County
- Green Fields
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Fields have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Fields
- Green Fields is located in Greenville County
- Heritage Lakes
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Heritage Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Lakes
- Heritage Lakes is located in Greenville County
- Holly Springs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Springs
- Holly Springs is located in Greenville County
- Mountain Brook
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Brook
- Mountain Brook is located in Greenville County
- Orchard Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orchard Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
- Orchard Park is located in Greenville County
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Greenville County
- Quail Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Ridge
- Quail Ridge is located in Greenville County
- Riverdowns
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverdowns have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverdowns
- Riverdowns is located in Greenville County
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- Silver Leaf
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Leaf
- Silver Leaf is located in Greenville County
- Sugar Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Creek
- Sugar Creek is located in Greenville County
- Sugar Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sugar Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Mill
- Sugar Mill is located in Greenville County
- Summerwoods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summerwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerwoods
- Summerwoods is located in Greenville County
- Walkers Crossing
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walkers Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkers Crossing
- Walkers Crossing is located in Greenville County
- Woodland Village
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Village have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Village
- Woodland Village is located in Greenville County
- Woodwinds
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Silver Leaf
How Far From Oak 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 Oak Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Oak Creek and extending to:
- Greenville, which is the Seat of Greenville County, lies just to the West.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 90 miles [144.8 km]<1> to the southeast (SE). If you could drive a straight line from Oak Creek to Columbia, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 401 miles [645.3 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,298 miles [10,135.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,999 miles [11,263.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,878 miles [7,850.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Oak Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Greenville County: www.greenvillecounty.org/
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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Oak Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Oak Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.8357, Longitude: -82.2512 In this case, the coordinates for Oak Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Oak 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. |
| <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 Oak Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Oak 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 311.035 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.43 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.168 degrees. |