Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Cooper Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cooper Creek and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Cooper 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 Cooper Creek:
  • 33.240396, -97.081400
  • 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 Cooper 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 Denton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Denton County
  • Since Cooper Creek is near Comanche County and also Cooke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Comanche County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cooke 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 Cooper Creek

Communities Also Named Cooper Creek ...

We found two communities that are also named Cooper Creek.

Within Texas, the name Cooper Creek is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • British Columbia
    • This Cooper Creek lies 1,546 miles [2,488 km]<1> to the northwest of the Cooper Creek that is located in Denton County.
  • Georgia
    • Fannin County
    • This Cooper Creek is located in Fannin County and lies 747 miles [1,202.2 km]<1> to the east of the Cooper Creek that is located in Denton County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fannin County community of Cooper Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cooper 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.

• Carter
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Carter is located in Denton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carter
• Cross Roads
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Cross Roads is located in Comanche County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
• Green Valley
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Green Valley is located in Denton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Valley
• Lincoln Park
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Lincoln Park is located in Denton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 567 people
• Mayhill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Mayhill is located in Denton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayhill
• Mingo
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Mingo is located in Denton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo
• Providence Village
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Providence Village is located in Denton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Village
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,564 people
• Quakertown ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Quakertown is located in Denton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quakertown
• Shady Shores
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Shady Shores is located in Denton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Shores
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,958 people

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

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

• Denton, which is the Seat of Denton County, lies just to the West Southwest.
• Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 208 miles [334.7 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Cooper Creek to Austin, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 12 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 9 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,182 miles [1,902.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 47 days and walking would take 68 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,970 miles [11,217.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,706 miles [12,401.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,587 miles [8,991.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'