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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 Georges Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Georges 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 Georges Creek:
    • 32.294032, -97.637803
    • 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 Georges 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 Somervell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Somervell County
    • Since Georges Creek is near Hood County and also Bosque County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hood County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bosque 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 Georges Creek

Communities Also Named Georges Creek ...

We found three communities that are also named Georges Creek.

Within Texas, the name Georges Creek is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Marion County
      • This Georges Creek is located in Marion County and lies 389 miles [626 km]<1> to the northeast of the Georges Creek that is located in Somervell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Georges Creek.
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Georges Creek is located in Lawrence County and lies 931 miles [1,498.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Georges Creek that is located in Somervell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Georges Creek.
    • Maryland
      • Allegany County
      • This Georges Creek is located in Allegany County and lies 1,164 miles [1,873.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Georges Creek that is located in Somervell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Georges Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Georges 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.

  • Bono
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Bono is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bono
  • Eulogy
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Eulogy is located in Bosque County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eulogy
  • Fort Spunky
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Fort Spunky is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Spunky
  • Freeland
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Freeland is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Freeland
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Highland is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
  • Lone Willow
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Lone Willow is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Willow
  • Nemo
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
  • Pecan Plantation
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Pecan Plantation is located in Hood County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pecan Plantation
  • Rainbow
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)

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

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

  • Glen Rose, which is the Seat of Somervell County, lies just to the West Southwest.
  • Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Georges Creek to Austin, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,239 miles [1,994 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,041 miles [11,331.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,776 miles [12,514.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,656 miles [9,102.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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- Georges Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Georges 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 Georges Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.2940, Longitude: -97.6378       In this case, the coordinates for Georges Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 320.441 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.014 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.088 degrees.