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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 Plum Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Plum 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 Plum Creek:
    • 36.811225, -81.741231
    • 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 Plum 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 Plum Creek ...

We found nine communities that share the name Plum Creek.

Within Virginia, the name Plum Creek is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kansas
      • Atchison 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 Plum Creek [Atchison County].
      • Ellsworth 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 Plum Creek [Ellsworth County].
      • Jefferson 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 Plum Creek [Jefferson County].
      • Phillips 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 Plum Creek [Phillips County].
    • Missouri
      • Ralls 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 Missouri community of Plum Creek [Ralls County].
    • Montana
      • Fergus 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 Montana community of Plum Creek [Fergus County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Allegheny 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 Pennsylvania community of Plum Creek [Allegheny County].
    • Tennessee
      • Knox County
      • This Plum Creek is located in Knox County and lies 146 miles [235 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Plum Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Knox County community of Plum Creek.
    • Texas
      • Freestone County
      • This Plum Creek is located in Freestone County and lies 888 miles [1,429.1 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Plum Creek that is located in Washington County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Freestone County community of Plum Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Plum 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.

  • Cedar Branch
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Branch
    • Cedar Branch is located in Smyth County
  • Chilhowie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chilhowie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chilhowie
    • Chilhowie is located in Smyth County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,698 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Chilhowie <4>
  • Clarksville
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clarksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksville
    • Clarksville is located in Washington County
  • Clinchburg
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clinchburg
    • Clinchburg is located in Washington County
  • Fleet
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Friendship
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
    • Friendship is located in Washington County
  • Henrytown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Henrytown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrytown
    • Henrytown is located in Smyth County
  • Lick Skillet
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lick Skillet have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lick Skillet
    • Lick Skillet is located in Smyth County
  • Loves Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Loves Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loves Mill
    • Loves Mill is located in Washington County
  • Page Hollow
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Page Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Page Hollow
    • Page Hollow is located in Smyth County
  • Pleasant Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Heights
    • Pleasant Heights is located in Smyth County
  • Price Hill
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Price Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Price Hill
    • Price Hill is located in Washington County
  • Saltville
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Seven Mile Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Mile Ford
    • Seven Mile Ford is located in Smyth County

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

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

  • Abingdon, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Plum Creek to Abingdon, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 242 miles [389.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 294 miles [473.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,187 miles [9,957 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,895 miles [11,096.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,772 miles [7,679.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

The official website for Washington County: www.washcova.com/

The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/

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 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 Plum 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' (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- Plum Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Plum Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8112, Longitude: -81.7412       In this case, the coordinates for Plum Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<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'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 Plum 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 310.746 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.384 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.39 degrees.




 

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