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Outdoor Activities ...

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

When in Little Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Little 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 Little Creek:
    • 36.916814, -76.189660
    • 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 Little 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 Little Creek ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Little Creek.

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

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

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Bland County
      • This Little Creek is located in Bland County and lies 258 miles [415.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bland County community of Little Creek.
    • Stafford County
      • This Little Creek is located in Stafford County and lies 115 miles [185.1 km]<1> to the northwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stafford County community of Little Creek.
    • Suffolk 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 Little Creek [Suffolk City].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Delaware
      • Kent County
      • This Little Creek is located in Kent County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the north northeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kent County community of Little Creek.
    • Georgia
      • Haralson County
      • This Little Creek is located in Haralson County and lies 554 miles [891.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Haralson County community of Little Creek.
    • Kentucky
      • Bell 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 Kentucky community of Little Creek [Bell County].
    • Louisiana
      • La Salle Parish
      • This Little Creek is located in La Salle Parish and lies 984 miles [1,583.6 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Salle Parish community of Little Creek.
    • Mississippi
      • Perry County
      • This Little Creek is located in Perry County and lies 826 miles [1,329.3 km]<1> to the west southwest.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Little Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Madison County
      • This Little Creek is located in Madison County and lies 360 miles [579.4 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of Little Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Claiborne County
      • This Little Creek is located in Claiborne County and lies 409 miles [658.2 km]<1> to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Claiborne County community of Little Creek.
      • Davidson County
      • This Little Creek is located in Davidson County and lies 588 miles [946.3 km] to the west.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davidson County community of Little Creek.
      • Scott 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 Tennessee community of Little Creek [Scott County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Little 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.

  • Cherokee Heights
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
    • Cherokee Heights is located in Norfolk City
  • Cottage Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Park
    • Cottage Park is located in Norfolk City
  • Forest Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park is located in Norfolk City
  • Fox Hall Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fox Hall Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Hall Park
    • Fox Hall Park is located in Norfolk City
  • Garden Wood Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden Wood Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden Wood Park
    • Garden Wood Park is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Green Hill Farms
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill Farms
    • Green Hill Farms is located in Norfolk City
  • Greenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
    • Greenwood is located in Norfolk City
  • Lake Shores
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Shores
    • Lake Shores is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Lakeview Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
    • Lakeview Park is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Lakeview Shores
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Shores have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Shores
    • Lakeview Shores is located in Virginia Beach City
  • Larrymore Lawns
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Larrymore Lawns have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Larrymore Lawns
    • Larrymore Lawns is located in Norfolk City
  • Lincoln Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
    • Lincoln Park is located in Norfolk City
  • Continue List   (7 more) ...
    • Ocean View
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ocean View have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ocean View
      • Ocean View is located in Norfolk City
    • Oceanair
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Oceanair have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oceanair
      • Oceanair is located in Norfolk City
    • Pennsytown
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pennsytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pennsytown
      • Pennsytown is located in Norfolk City
    • Robbins Corner
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robbins Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robbins Corner
      • Robbins Corner is located in Virginia Beach City
    • Snug Harbor
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snug Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snug Harbor
      • Snug Harbor is located in Norfolk City
    • Tanner Creek
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanner Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner Creek
      • Tanner Creek is located in Norfolk City
    • Tanners Cross Roads ‑ Historic
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanners Cross Roads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanners Cross Roads
      • Tanners Cross Roads is located in Norfolk City

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

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

  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Little Creek to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 144 miles [231.7 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<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,945 miles [9,567.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,638 miles [10,682.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,520 miles [7,274.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Little 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Little Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Little Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9168, Longitude: -76.1897       In this case, the coordinates for Little 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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Little 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>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.
<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 Little Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.515 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.709 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.122 degrees.




 

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