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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 Creamery, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creamery 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 Creamery:
    • 37.642344, -80.677856
    • 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 Creamery
  • 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 Creamery ...

We found four communities that share the name Creamery.

Within West Virginia, the name Creamery is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Iowa
      • Cerro Gordo County
      • This Creamery is located in Cerro Gordo County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Creamery that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cerro Gordo County community of Creamery.
    • Massachusetts
      • Worcester 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 Massachusetts community of Creamery [Worcester County].
    • Pennsylvania
      • Montgomery County
      • This Creamery is located in Montgomery County and lies 333 miles [535.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Creamery that is located in Monroe County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Creamery.
      • Tioga 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 Pennsylvania community of Creamery [Tioga County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Creamery ...

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.

  • Egypt ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Egypt have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egypt
    • Egypt is located in Summers County
  • Grahams Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grahams Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Ferry
    • Grahams Ferry is located in Summers County
  • Greenville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
    • Greenville is located in Monroe County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <4>
  • Half Way
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Half Way have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Half Way
    • Half Way is located in Greenbrier County
  • Knobs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Knobs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobs
    • Knobs is located in Monroe County
  • Lillydale
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lillydale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lillydale
    • Lillydale is located in Monroe County
  • Marie
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marie
    • Marie is located in Summers County
  • Palestine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Palestine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
    • Palestine is located in Greenbrier County
  • Salt Sulphur Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Salt Sulphur Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Salt Sulphur Springs
    • Salt Sulphur Springs is located in Monroe County
  • Sinks Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sinks Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sinks Grove
    • Sinks Grove is located in Monroe County
  • Wayside
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayside have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayside
    • Wayside is located in Monroe County
  • Wolfcreek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolfcreek
    • Wolfcreek is located in Monroe County

How Far From Creamery to ...

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

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

  • Union, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the East Southeast.
  • Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Creamery to Charleston, with an average speed<5>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 215 miles [346 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,814 miles [10,966.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,690 miles [7,547.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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

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

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 from Point A (ie- Creamery) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creamery. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.6423, Longitude: -80.6779       In this case, the coordinates for Creamery 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 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 Creamery 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.
<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 Creamery 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 310.101 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.769 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.686 degrees.









 

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