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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 North Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to North 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 North Creek:
    • 38.337530, -112.578230
    • 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 North 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 Beaver County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
    • Since North Creek is near Piute County and also Garfield County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Piute County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Garfield 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 North Creek

Communities Also Named North Creek ...

We found five communities that are also named North Creek.

Within Utah, the name North Creek is unique.

Beyond Utah, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Arkansas
      • Phillips County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of North Creek [Phillips County].
    • New York
      • Warren County
      • This North Creek is located in Warren County and lies 2,025 miles [3,258.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the North Creek that is located in Beaver County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Warren County community of North Creek.
    • Ohio
      • Putnam County
      • This North Creek is located in Putnam County and lies 1,511 miles [2,431.7 km]<2> to the east northeast of the North Creek that is located in Beaver County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Putnam County community of North Creek.
    • Washington
      • Snohomish County
      • This North Creek is located in Snohomish County and lies 812 miles [1,306.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the North Creek that is located in Beaver County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snohomish County community of North Creek.
    • Wisconsin
      • Trempealeau County
      • This North Creek is located in Trempealeau County and lies 1,166 miles [1,876.5 km]<2> to the east northeast of the North Creek that is located in Beaver County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Trempealeau County community of North Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near North 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.

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

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

  • Beaver, which is the Seat of Beaver County, lies just to the Southwest.
  • Salt Lake City, which is the State Capital of Utah, lies 171 miles [275.2 km]<2> to the north (N). If you could drive a straight line from North Creek to Salt Lake City, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,905 miles [3,065.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take three full days, a buggy would take 75 days and walking would take 109 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,163 miles [11,527.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,931 miles [12,763.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,901 miles [9,496.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 North Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- North Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 North 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 North Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.3375, Longitude: -112.5782       In this case, the coordinates for North Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 332.213 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 331.621 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 322.312 degrees.