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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 Deer Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deer 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 Deer Creek:
    • 33.636493, -98.287548
    • 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 Deer 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 Deer Creek ...

We found 22 communities that share the name Deer Creek.

Within Texas, the name Deer Creek is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of another 22 communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arizona
      • Gila County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Gila County and lies 749 miles [1,205.4 km]<1> to the west of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gila County community of Deer Creek.
      • Maricopa County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Maricopa County and lies 800 miles [1,287.5 km] to the west of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Maricopa County community of Deer Creek.
    • Arkansas
      • Grant County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Grant County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the east of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Deer Creek.
    • California
      • Tehama County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Tehama County and lies 1,349 miles [2,171 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tehama County community of Deer Creek.
    • Delaware
      • Sussex County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Sussex County and lies 1,309 miles [2,106.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Deer Creek.
    • Florida
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 1,010 miles [1,625.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Deer Creek.
    • Georgia
      • 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 Georgia community of Deer Creek [Carroll County].
    • Idaho
      • Clearwater 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 Idaho community of Deer Creek [Clearwater County].
    • Illinois
      • Tazewell County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Tazewell County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tazewell County community of Deer Creek.
    • Indiana
      • Carroll County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Carroll County and lies 811 miles [1,305.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carroll County community of Deer Creek.
      • Lake County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Lake County and lies 807 miles [1,298.7 km] to the northeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Deer Creek.
    • Iowa
      • Worth County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Worth County and lies 735 miles [1,182.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Worth County community of Deer Creek.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 1,266 miles [2,037.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of Deer Creek.
      • Harford 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 Maryland community of Deer Creek [Harford County].
    • Michigan
      • Livingston County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Livingston County and lies 1,000 miles [1,609.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Livingston County community of Deer Creek.
    • Minnesota
      • Otter Tail County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Otter Tail County and lies 894 miles [1,438.8 km]<1> to the north of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Otter Tail County community of Deer Creek.
    • Ohio
      • Pickaway 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 Ohio community of Deer Creek [Pickaway County].
      • Trumbull County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Trumbull County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trumbull County community of Deer Creek.
    • Oklahoma
      • Grant County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Grant County and lies 223 miles [358.9 km]<1> to the north of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Deer Creek.
    • Utah
      • Utah County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Utah County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Utah County community of Deer Creek.
    • Virginia
      • Campbell County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Campbell County and lies 1,099 miles [1,768.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Campbell County community of Deer Creek.
    • West Virginia
      • Pocahontas County
      • This Deer Creek is located in Pocahontas County and lies 1,074 miles [1,728.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Deer Creek that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pocahontas County community of Deer Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deer 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.

  • Antelope
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Antelope have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
    • Antelope is located in Jack County
  • Buffalo Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Buffalo Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo Springs
    • Buffalo Springs is located in Clay County
  • Frame
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Frame have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frame
    • Frame is located in Clay County
  • Henrietta
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Joy
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joy
    • Joy is located in Clay County
  • Postoak
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Postoak
    • Postoak is located in Jack County
  • Prospect
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Prospect have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prospect
    • Prospect is located in Clay County
  • Scotland
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
    • Scotland is located in Archer County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 482 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <5>

How Far From Deer Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Deer Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Henrietta, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Deer Creek to Henrietta, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 234 miles [376.6 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 49 days and walking would take 71 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,993 miles [11,254.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,733 miles [12,445.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,616 miles [9,038.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

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

The official website for Clay County: www.co.clay.tx.us/

The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Deer Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deer Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6365, Longitude: -98.2875       In this case, the coordinates for Deer 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 Deer 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 Deer 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Deer Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.056 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.905 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.246 degrees.




 

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