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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 Crow Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Crow Creek and the surrounding area.
- 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 Crow Creek:
- 43.955318, -99.223574
- 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 Crow 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 Buffalo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Buffalo County
- Since Crow Creek is near Brule County and also Lyman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brule County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lyman 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 Crow Creek
Communities Also Named Crow Creek ...
We found three communities that are also named Crow Creek.
Within South Dakota, the name Crow Creek is unique.
Beyond South Dakota, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Saint Francis County
- This Crow Creek is located in Saint Francis County and lies 764 miles [1,229.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Crow Creek that is located in Buffalo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Francis County community of Crow Creek.
- Kansas
- Phillips County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Phillips County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Phillips County community of Crow Creek.
- South Carolina
- Pickens County
- This Crow Creek is located in Pickens County and lies 1,073 miles [1,726.8 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Crow Creek that is located in Buffalo County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pickens County community of Crow Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Crow 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.
- Chamberlain
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Council House
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
- Council House is located in Lyman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Council House
- Crow Lake
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
- Eagle
(27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
- Eagle is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle
- Estimated population in 2014: 17 people
- Grandview
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Lees Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Lees Corner is located in Buffalo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lees Corner
- Lyonville
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
- Lyonville is located in Brule County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lyonville
- Estimated population in 2014: 49 people
- Reliance
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
How Far From Crow 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 Crow Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Crow Creek and extending to:
- Gann Valley, which is the Seat of Buffalo County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Crow Creek to Gann Valley, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 62 miles [99.8 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,196 miles [1,924.8 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,150 miles [8,288.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 from Point A (ie- Crow Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 Crow Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Crow 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 Crow Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 43.9553, Longitude: -99.2236 In this case, the coordinates for Crow Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.557 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.907 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.158 degrees. |
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