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 Woodcreek:
34.702877, -82.977649
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.
We found six communities that share the name Woodcreek.
There are two communities within South Carolina that are also named Woodcreek.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
Communities Located In South Carolina ...
Darlington County
This Woodcreek is located in Darlington County and lies 180 miles [289.7 km]<1> to the east of the Woodcreek that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Darlington County community of Woodcreek.
Spartanburg County
This Woodcreek is located in Spartanburg County and lies 61 miles [98.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Woodcreek that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spartanburg County community of Woodcreek.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Arizona
Maricopa County
This Woodcreek is located in Maricopa County and lies 1,649 miles [2,653.8 km]<1> to the west of the Woodcreek that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Woodcreek.
Delaware
New Castle County
This Woodcreek is located in New Castle County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Woodcreek that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the New Castle County community of Woodcreek.
Texas
Brazoria County
This Woodcreek is located in Brazoria County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Woodcreek that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazoria County community of Woodcreek.
Hays County
This Woodcreek is located in Hays County and lies 938 miles [1,509.6 km] to the west southwest of the Woodcreek that is located in Oconee County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hays County community of Woodcreek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Woodcreek ...
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.
Bounty Land (Less than 2 miles to the west)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bounty Land have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
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 Woodcreek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Woodcreek and extending to:
Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 120 miles [193.1 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from Woodcreek to Columbia, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 437 miles [703.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,335 miles [10,195.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,038 miles [11,326.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,916 miles [7,911.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Footnotes ...
<1>
Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Woodcreek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Woodcreek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.7029, Longitude: -82.9776 In this case, the coordinates for Woodcreek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>
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.
<3>
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.
<4>
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 Woodcreek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<5>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.457 degrees.
<6>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.896 degrees.
<7>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.49 degrees.