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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 Coal Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Coal 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 Coal Creek:
    • 46.200349, -123.017576
    • 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 Coal 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 Coal Creek ...

We found twelve communities that share the name Coal Creek.

There is one other community in Washington which is also named Coal Creek.

Beyond Washington, we know of another eleven communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these eleven communities, ten are located in the United States and two are in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Washington ...
    • King County
      • This Coal Creek is located in King County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Coal Creek that is located in Cowlitz County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Coal Creek.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alaska
      • This Coal Creek lies 1,518 miles [2,443 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Coal Creek that is located in Cowlitz County.
    • British Columbia
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the British Columbia community of Coal Creek.
    • Colorado
      • Fremont County
      • This Coal Creek is located in Fremont County and lies 1,057 miles [1,701.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Coal Creek that is located in Cowlitz County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fremont County community of Coal Creek.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Coal Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 986 miles [1,586.8 km] to the east southeast of the Coal Creek that is located in Cowlitz County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Coal Creek.
    • Indiana
      • Fountain County
      • This Coal Creek is located in Fountain County and lies 1,829 miles [2,943.5 km]<1> to the east of the Coal Creek that is located in Cowlitz County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fountain County community of Coal Creek.
    • Iowa
      • Keokuk County
      • This Coal Creek is located in Keokuk County and lies 1,550 miles [2,494.5 km]<1> to the east of the Coal Creek that is located in Cowlitz County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Keokuk County community of Coal Creek.
    • Kansas
      • Atchison County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<3> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Coal Creek [Atchison County].
      • Ottawa 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 Coal Creek [Ottawa County].
    • Montana
      • McCone County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Montana community of Coal Creek [McCone County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This Coal Creek lies 2,675 miles [4,305 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Coal Creek that is located in Cowlitz County.
    • Oklahoma
      • Le Flore County
      • This Coal Creek is located in Le Flore County and lies 1,655 miles [2,663.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Coal Creek that is located in Cowlitz County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Le Flore County community of Coal Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Coal 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.

  • Beaver Springs
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Springs
    • Beaver Springs is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Castle Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Cliff
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Cliff have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Cliff
    • Eagle Cliff is located in Wahkiakum County
  • Evergreen Terrace
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evergreen Terrace have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evergreen Terrace
    • Evergreen Terrace is located in Cowlitz County
  • Fern Hill
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fern Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fern Hill
    • Fern Hill is located in Columbia County (OR)
  • Longview
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Longview Heights
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Heights
    • Longview Heights is located in Cowlitz County
  • Longview Junction
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Longview Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Longview Junction
    • Longview Junction is located in Cowlitz County
  • Pleasant Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cowlitz County
  • Rocky Point
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Point have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Point
    • Rocky Point is located in Cowlitz County
  • Sandy Bend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sandy Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Bend
    • Sandy Bend is located in Cowlitz County

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

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

  • Kelso, which is the Seat of Cowlitz County, lies just to the Southeast.
  • Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 58 miles [93.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from Coal Creek to Olympia, with an average speed<6> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,358 miles [3,794.8 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 134 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,875 miles [11,064.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,637 miles [12,290.6 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,759 miles [9,268.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<10>

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

The official website for Cowlitz County: www.co.cowlitz.wa.us/

The official website for State of Washington: https://access.wa.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- Coal Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Coal Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 46.2003, Longitude: -123.0176    
<2>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 Coal Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>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 Coal 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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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.
<7>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 Coal Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 341.372 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 342.94 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.304 degrees.




 

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