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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 Salt Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Salt 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 Salt Creek:
    • 37.506807, -79.221139
    • 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 Salt 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 Amherst County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Amherst County
    • Since Salt Creek is near Bedford County and also Lynchburg City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Lynchburg City
  • 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 Salt Creek

Communities Also Named Salt Creek ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Salt Creek.

Within Virginia, the name Salt Creek is unique.

Beyond Virginia, we know of thirteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Shasta 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 Salt Creek [Shasta County].
    • Colorado
      • Pueblo County
      • This Salt Creek is located in Pueblo County and lies 1,379 miles [2,219.3 km]<2> to the west of the Salt Creek that is located in Amherst County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pueblo County community of Salt Creek.
    • Illinois
      • DuPage 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 Illinois community of Salt Creek [DuPage County].
    • Indiana
      • Porter 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 Indiana community of Salt Creek [Porter County].
    • Kansas
      • Leavenworth 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 Salt Creek [Leavenworth County].
      • Reno 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 Salt Creek [Reno County].
    • Kentucky
      • Perry 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 Kentucky community of Salt Creek [Perry County].
    • Missouri
      • Chariton County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Chariton County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chariton County community of Salt Creek.
    • Montana
      • Fergus 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 Salt Creek [Fergus County].
    • Ohio
      • Holmes County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Holmes County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Holmes County community of Salt Creek.
    • Oregon
      • Polk County
      • This Salt Creek is located in Polk County and lies 2,318 miles [3,730.5 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Salt Creek that is located in Amherst County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Salt Creek.
    • South Carolina
      • Beaufort County
      • This Salt Creek is located in Beaufort County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Salt Creek that is located in Amherst County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Salt Creek.
    • Wyoming
      • Natrona 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 Wyoming community of Salt Creek [Natrona County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Salt 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.

  • Coffee
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Coffee is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coffee
  • Coolwell
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Coolwell is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coolwell
  • Court House Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Court House Hill is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Court House Hill
  • Daniels Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Daniels Hill is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Daniels Hill
  • Eagles Eyrie
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Eagles Eyrie is located in Bedford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagles Eyrie
  • Federal Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Federal Hill is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Federal Hill
  • Five Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Five Forks is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
  • Great Oaks
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Great Oaks is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Great Oaks
  • Ivanhoe Forest
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Ivanhoe Forest is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivanhoe Forest
  • Keystone Forest
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Keystone Forest is located in Lynchburg City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keystone Forest
  • Lakeview
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lakeview is located in Amherst County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview
  • Lynchburg
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Martins Store
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Martins Store is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Store
    • Merry Moor
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Merry Moor is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Moor
    • Old Stage Run
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Old Stage Run is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Stage Run
    • Panorama Hills
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Panorama Hills is located in Lynchburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Hills
    • Peakland
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
      • Peakland is located in Lynchburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peakland
    • Pleasant View
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
      • Pleasant View is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
    • Prices Store
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Prices Store is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prices Store
    • Three Fountains
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
      • Three Fountains is located in Lynchburg City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Fountains
    • Viking Fiord
      (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Viking Fiord is located in Amherst County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Viking Fiord

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

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

  • Amherst, which is the Seat of Amherst County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Salt Creek to Amherst, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 152 miles [244.6 km] to the northeast (NE). 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 6,050 miles [9,736.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,754 miles [10,869.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 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 Salt 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 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Salt 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 Salt 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 Salt 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 Salt Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.5068, Longitude: -79.2211       In this case, the coordinates for Salt Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.242 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.767 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.127 degrees.