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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 Dry Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Dry 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 Dry Creek:
- 40.568837, -111.877434
- 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 Dry 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 Salt Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Salt Lake County
- Since Dry Creek is near Utah County and also Summit County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Utah County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Summit 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 Dry Creek
Communities Also Named Dry Creek ...
We found 25 communities that are also named Dry Creek.
Within Utah, the name Dry Creek is unique.
Beyond Utah, we know of 25 communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Fayette County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Dry Creek [Fayette County].
- Alaska
- This Dry Creek lies 2,069 miles [3,329.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Dry Creek that is located in Salt Lake County.
- Arkansas
- Searcy County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of Dry Creek [Searcy County].
- California
- Siskiyou County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of Dry Creek [Siskiyou County].
- Idaho
- Bingham County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Idaho community of Dry Creek [Bingham County].
- Kansas
- Cherokee County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dry Creek [Cherokee County].
- Saline County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dry Creek [Saline County].
- Sedgwick County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dry Creek [Sedgwick County].
- Washington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Dry Creek [Washington County].
- Kentucky
- Knott County
- This Dry Creek is located in Knott County and lies 1,571 miles [2,528.3 km]<2> to the east of the Dry Creek that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knott County community of Dry Creek.
- Louisiana
- Beauregard Parish
- This Dry Creek is located in Beauregard Parish and lies 1,254 miles [2,018.1 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Dry Creek that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beauregard Parish community of Dry Creek.
- Calcasieu Parish
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Louisiana community of Dry Creek [Calcasieu Parish].
- Mississippi
- Covington County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of Dry Creek [Covington County].
- Tippah County
- This Dry Creek is located in Tippah County and lies 1,325 miles [2,132.4 km]<2> to the east of the Dry Creek that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tippah County community of Dry Creek.
- Missouri
- Crawford County
- This community is historic<3> and although located in Crawford County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Crawford County community of Dry Creek.
- Nevada
- Elko County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Nevada community of Dry Creek [Elko County].
- North Carolina
- Montgomery County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of Dry Creek [Montgomery County].
- Oklahoma
- Cherokee County
- This Dry Creek is located in Cherokee County and lies 979 miles [1,575.5 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Dry Creek that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Dry Creek.
- Oregon
- Benton County
- This Dry Creek is located in Benton County and lies 639 miles [1,028.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Dry Creek that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benton County community of Dry Creek.
- South Carolina
- Lancaster County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the South Carolina community of Dry Creek [Lancaster County].
- Tennessee
- Carter County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Dry Creek [Carter County].
- Washington County
- This Dry Creek is located in Washington County and lies 1,613 miles [2,595.9 km]<2> to the east of the Dry Creek that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Dry Creek.
- Washington
- Walla Walla County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of Dry Creek [Walla Walla County].
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Dry Creek is located in Raleigh County and lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<2> to the east of the Dry Creek that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Dry Creek.
- Wyoming
- Park County
- This Dry Creek is located in Park County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<2> to the north northeast of the Dry Creek that is located in Salt Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Park County community of Dry Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Dry 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.
- Angel Street
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Angel Street is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angel Street
- Blue Star Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Blue Star Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue Star Meadows
- Bluff at Hidden Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Candlelite Corner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Candlelite Corner is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Candlelite Corner
- Cavalry Park
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Cavalry Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cavalry Park
- Celeste
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Celeste is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Celeste
- Cobblestone Village
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Cobblestone Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cobblestone Village
- Creek Crest
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Creek Crest is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Crest
- Crescent
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Crescent is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
- Crescent Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Highlands is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Highlands
- Crescent Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Crescent Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Ridge
- David Street
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- David Street is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for David Street
- Continue List (62 more) ...
- Daybreak
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Daybreak is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daybreak
- Fairoaks
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Fairoaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
- Flat Iron Mesa
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Flat Iron Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Iron Mesa
- Fox Fire
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Fox Fire is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Fire
- Granite Mesa
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Granite Mesa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Mesa
- Green Willows
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Green Willows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Willows
- Greenwood Meadows
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwood Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Meadows
- Greenwood Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Greenwood Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Park
- Harvard Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Harvard Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harvard Park
- Heritage Villa
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Heritage Villa is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Heritage Villa
- Hidden Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Hidden Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Meadows
- Hidden Valley Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hidden Valley Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Valley Hills
- Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hilltop is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Holly Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holly Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Park
- Hummingbird
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Hummingbird is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hummingbird
- Jolley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jolley is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jolley
- Jordan Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Jordan Point is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Point
- Jordan Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Jordan Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordan Village
- Lost Eden
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Lost Eden is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Eden
- Marion Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Marion Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marion Village
- Meadow Cove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Meadow Cove is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Cove
- Meadow Lane
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Meadow Lane is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
- Mingo Park
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mingo Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mingo Park
- Mountain Breeze
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Mountain Breeze is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Breeze
- Pebble Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pebble Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Glen
- Pebble Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Pebble Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pebble Hills
- Pepper Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Pepper Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pepper Heights
- Peruvian Park
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Peruvian Park is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peruvian Park
- Probe
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Probe is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Probe
- Quail Point
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Quail Point is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Point
- Raintree Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Raintree Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Raintree Village
- Ridge Point
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Ridge Point is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridge Point
- Robinson Square
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Robinson Square is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Square
- Sandridge
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandridge
- Sandy
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Sandy City
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy City is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy City
- Sandy Heights
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy Heights is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Heights
- Sandy Highlands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sandy Highlands is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Highlands
- Sandy Hills
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Sandy Hills is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Hills
- Sandy Village
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Sandy Village is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Village
- Seven Oaks
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Seven Oaks is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
- Shadow Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Shadow Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Ridge
- Silver Ridge
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Ridge
- Silver Sage
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Sage is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Sage
- Silver Smith
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Silver Smith is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Smith
- Spring Circle
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Spring Circle is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Circle
- Spring Hollow
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Spring Hollow is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Hollow
- Sprucewood
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Sprucewood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sprucewood
- Steeple View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Steeple View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeple View
- Suburban View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Suburban View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Suburban View
- Summer Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Summer Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summer Meadows
- Sunburst Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Sunburst Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunburst Meadows
- Sunrise Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sunrise Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Meadows
- Sunset Meadows Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Teakwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Teakwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Teakwood
- Union Square
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Union Square is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Square
- Valley Ridge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Valley Ridge is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Ridge
- Vineyard Glen
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Vineyard Glen is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Glen
- Whisperwood
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Whisperwood is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whisperwood
- Wildflower
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Wildflower is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildflower
- Willow Creek Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Creek Meadows is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Creek Meadows
- Willow View
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Willow View is located in Salt Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow View
How Far From Dry 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 Dry Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Dry Creek and extending to:
- Salt Lake City, which is the Seat of Salt Lake County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<2> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from Dry Creek to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<5> 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.
- Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 13 miles [20.9 km] to the north (N). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take 6 hours.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,841 miles [2,962.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,010 miles [11,281.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,778 miles [12,517.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 Dry 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. |
| <2> | 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- Dry Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Dry Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 Dry 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 Dry Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.5688, Longitude: -111.8774 In this case, the coordinates for Dry Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 331.895 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.435 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 321.774 degrees. |
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