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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Deep Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Deep 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 Deep Creek:
    • 36.742371, -76.342442
    • 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 Deep 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 Deep Creek ...

We found nineteen communities that share the name Deep Creek.

There are three communities within Virginia that are also named Deep Creek.

Beyond Virginia, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, eighteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Accomack County
      • This Deep Creek is located in Accomack County and lies 77 miles [123.9 km]<1> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Accomack County community of Deep Creek.
    • Newport News City
      • This Deep Creek is located in Newport News City and lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newport News City community of Deep Creek.
    • Norfolk City
      • 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 Virginia community of Deep Creek [Norfolk City].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • British Columbia
      • This Deep Creek lies 2,305 miles [3,709.5 km]<1> to the northwest.
    • Colorado
      • San Miguel 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 Colorado community of Deep Creek [San Miguel County].
    • Florida
      • Charlotte County
      • This Deep Creek is located in Charlotte County and lies 748 miles [1,203.8 km]<1> to the south southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Charlotte County community of Deep Creek.
      • Columbia County
      • This Deep Creek is located in Columbia County and lies 568 miles [914.1 km] to the southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of Deep Creek.
    • Idaho
      • Boundary County
      • This Deep Creek is located in Boundary County and lies 2,162 miles [3,479.4 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boundary County community of Deep Creek.
      • Twin Falls County
      • This Deep Creek is located in Twin Falls County and lies 2,067 miles [3,326.5 km] to the west northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Twin Falls County community of Deep Creek.
    • Kansas
      • Clay 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 Kansas community of Deep Creek [Clay County].
    • Kentucky
      • Mercer County
      • This Deep Creek is located in Mercer County and lies 481 miles [774.1 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Deep Creek.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel 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 Deep Creek [Anne Arundel County].
    • Mississippi
      • Perry County
      • This Deep Creek is located in Perry County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Deep Creek.
    • Montana
      • Broadwater 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 Montana community of Deep Creek [Broadwater County].
    • 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 Deep Creek [Elko County].
    • North Carolina
      • Anson County
      • This Deep Creek is located in Anson County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anson County community of Deep Creek.
    • Oregon
      • Clackamas 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 Oregon community of Deep Creek [Clackamas County].
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Deep Creek is located in Knox County and lies 428 miles [688.8 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Deep Creek.
    • Washington
      • Spokane County
      • This Deep Creek is located in Spokane County and lies 2,215 miles [3,564.7 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Spokane County community of Deep Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Deep 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.

  • Edmonds Corner
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Edmonds Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edmonds Corner
    • Edmonds Corner is located in Chesapeake City
  • Geneva Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Park
    • Geneva Park is located in Chesapeake City
  • Geneva Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Geneva Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Geneva Shores
    • Geneva Shores is located in Chesapeake City
  • Grassfield
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassfield have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassfield
    • Grassfield is located in Chesapeake City
  • Green Lakes
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Lakes
    • Green Lakes is located in Portsmouth City
  • Grove Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grove Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grove Park
    • Grove Park is located in Portsmouth City
  • Herberts Corner
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herberts Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herberts Corner
    • Herberts Corner is located in Chesapeake City
  • Holly Cove
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Cove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Cove
    • Holly Cove is located in Chesapeake City
  • Manor View
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manor View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor View
    • Manor View is located in Portsmouth City
  • Mayflower Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mayflower Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayflower Park
    • Mayflower Park is located in Portsmouth City
  • Oak Grove
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oak Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
    • Oak Grove is located in Chesapeake City
  • Oregon Gardens
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oregon Gardens have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oregon Gardens
    • Oregon Gardens is located in Portsmouth City
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Providence Junction
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Providence Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Providence Junction
      • Providence Junction is located in Chesapeake City
    • Riverbend
      (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Riverbend have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
      • Riverbend is located in Chesapeake City
    • Sandy Pines
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Pines have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Pines
      • Sandy Pines is located in Chesapeake City
    • Sunray
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunray have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunray
      • Sunray is located in Chesapeake City
    • Victory Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Victory Park have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory Park
      • Victory Park is located in Portsmouth City
    • Williams Court
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Williams Court have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Williams Court
      • Williams Court is located in Portsmouth City
    • Woodland Terrace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Terrace
      • Woodland Terrace is located in Chesapeake City

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Deep Creek to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 153 miles [246.2 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,959 miles [9,590.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,652 miles [10,705.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,534 miles [7,296.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Deep Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Deep Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7424, Longitude: -76.3424       In this case, the coordinates for Deep 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 Deep 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 . 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 Deep 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 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 Deep Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.611 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.792 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.246 degrees.




 

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