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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 Sinking Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Sinking 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 Sinking Creek:
    • 37.419018, -80.265050
    • 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 Sinking 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 Craig County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Craig County
    • Since Sinking Creek is near Roanoke County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Roanoke County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 Sinking Creek

Communities Also Named Sinking Creek ...

We found one communities that are also named Sinking Creek.

Within Virginia, the name Sinking Creek is unique.

Beyond Virginia, there is another community also named Sinking Creek in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Tennessee
      • Carter County
      • This Sinking Creek is located in Carter County and lies 135 miles [217.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Sinking Creek that is located in Craig County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Carter County community of Sinking Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Sinking 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.

  • Bear Rock
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Bear Rock is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bear Rock
  • Captain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Captain is located in Craig County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Captain
  • Centennial
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
    • Centennial is located in Monroe County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centennial
  • Cherokee Hills
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Cherokee Hills is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Hills
  • Craig Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Craig Springs is located in Craig County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Craig Springs
  • Deep Dell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Deep Dell is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Dell
  • Gap Mills
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Glen Forest
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Glen Forest is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Forest
  • Gunn
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Gunn is located in Craig County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gunn
  • Jones
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jones is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones
  • Lee - Mitchell
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lee - Mitchell is located in Salem City
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee - Mitchell
  • Lewis Place
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Lewis Place is located in Roanoke County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis Place
  • Continue List   (12 more) ...
    • Maggie
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Maggie is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maggie
    • Mason Cove
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
      • Mason Cove is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mason Cove
    • Middle Mountain ‑ Historic
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
      • Middle Mountain is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Middle Mountain
    • Mitchell
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Mitchell is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell
    • Paint Bank
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Quail Crossing
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Quail Crossing is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Crossing
    • Rolling Hills
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Hills is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Hills
    • Skyview
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Skyview is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyview
    • Talking Leaves
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
      • Talking Leaves is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Talking Leaves
    • Valley Mill
      (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
      • Valley Mill is located in Craig County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Mill
    • Vermont Heights
      (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
      • Vermont Heights is located in Roanoke County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vermont Heights
    • Woodlawn
      (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
      • Woodlawn is located in Salem City
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn

How Far From Sinking Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Sinking Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • New Castle, which is the Seat of Craig County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Sinking Creek to New Castle, with an average speed<3> 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 155 miles [249.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,098 miles [9,813.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,805 miles [10,951.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,681 miles [7,533.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Sinking Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<3>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.
<4>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 Sinking 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 Sinking Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4190, Longitude: -80.2651       In this case, the coordinates for Sinking Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.86 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.461 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.587 degrees.