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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 Pine Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Pine 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 Pine Creek:
    • 34.269595, -80.592023
    • 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 Pine 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 Pine Creek ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Pine Creek.

Within South Carolina, the name Pine Creek is unique.

Beyond South Carolina, we know of another nineteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these nineteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Colorado
      • Chaffee County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Chaffee County and lies 1,451 miles [2,335.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chaffee County community of Pine Creek.
    • Georgia
      • Cobb County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Cobb County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<1> to the west of the Pine Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cobb County community of Pine Creek.
    • Idaho
      • Shoshone County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Shoshone County and lies 2,049 miles [3,297.5 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Shoshone County community of Pine Creek.
    • Illinois
      • Ogle 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 Illinois community of Pine Creek [Ogle County].
    • Manitoba
      • This Pine Creek lies 1,561 miles [2,512.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
    • Michigan
      • Calhoun County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Calhoun County and lies 600 miles [965.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Pine Creek.
      • Ottawa County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Ottawa County and lies 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the north northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ottawa County community of Pine Creek.
    • Minnesota
      • Houston County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Houston County and lies 877 miles [1,411.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Houston County community of Pine Creek.
    • Missouri
      • Laclede 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 Missouri community of Pine Creek [Laclede County].
    • Montana
      • Park County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Park County and lies 1,753 miles [2,821.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Pine Creek.
    • Nevada
      • Nye 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 Nevada community of Pine Creek [Nye County].
    • New York
      • Schuyler County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Schuyler County and lies 590 miles [949.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Pine Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schuyler County community of Pine Creek.
    • Oregon
      • Baker County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Baker County and lies 2,045 miles [3,291.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of Pine Creek.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Pine Creek [Allegheny County].
    • Tennessee
      • Van Buren County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Van Buren County and lies 289 miles [465.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Van Buren County community of Pine Creek.
    • Texas
      • Bandera 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 Texas community of Pine Creek [Bandera County].
    • Virginia
      • Carroll 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 Virginia community of Pine Creek [Carroll County].
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This Pine Creek is located in Logan County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Pine Creek that is located in Kershaw County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of Pine Creek.
    • Wisconsin
      • Trempealeau 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 Wisconsin community of Pine Creek [Trempealeau County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Pine 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.

  • Cool Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Springs
    • Cool Springs is located in Kershaw County
  • Dusty Bend
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dusty Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dusty Bend
    • Dusty Bend is located in Kershaw County
  • Hermitage Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Mill
    • Hermitage Mill is located in Kershaw County
  • Kirkover Hills
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kirkover Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kirkover Hills
    • Kirkover Hills is located in Kershaw County
  • Knights Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knights Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knights Hill
    • Knights Hill is located in Kershaw County
  • Log Town ‑ Historic
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Log Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Log Town
    • Log Town is located in Kershaw County
  • Paint Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paint Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paint Hill
    • Paint Hill is located in Kershaw County
  • Peckwoods
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peckwoods have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peckwoods
    • Peckwoods is located in Kershaw County
  • Sandy Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
    • Sandy Springs is located in Kershaw County
  • Sunnyhill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunnyhill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunnyhill
    • Sunnyhill is located in Kershaw County
  • Tickle Hill
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tickle Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tickle Hill
    • Tickle Hill is located in Kershaw County
  • Valley Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valley Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Park
    • Valley Park is located in Kershaw County

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

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

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Kershaw County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 31 miles [49.9 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Pine Creek to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 375 miles [603.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,945 miles [11,176.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,827 miles [7,768.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Pine Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Pine Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2696, Longitude: -80.5920       In this case, the coordinates for Pine 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 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 Pine 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 Pine 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 Pine 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 310.074 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.245 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.688 degrees.




 

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