Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in French Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to French Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for French Creek
- 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 French Creek:
- 38.885656, -80.297305
- 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 French 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 Upshur County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Upshur County
- Since French Creek is near Lewis County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lewis County
- eBird sighting report for Randolph 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named French Creek ...
We found five communities that share the name French Creek.
Within West Virginia, the name French Creek is unique.
Beyond West Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This French Creek lies 2,263 miles [3,641.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the French Creek that is located in Upshur County.
- Idaho
- Idaho County
- This French Creek is located in Idaho County and lies 1,867 miles [3,004.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the French Creek that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Idaho County community of French Creek.
- Iowa
- Allamakee 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 Iowa community of French Creek [Allamakee County].
- New York
- Chautauqua County
- This French Creek is located in Chautauqua County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the north of the French Creek that is located in Upshur County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chautauqua County community of French Creek.
- Pennsylvania
- Chester 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 French Creek [Chester County].
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near French 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.
- Atlas
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Carter
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south) - Evergreen
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Freeman
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Georgetown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Georgetown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
- Georgetown is located in Lewis County
- Holly Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holly Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holly Grove
- Holly Grove is located in Upshur County
- Imperial
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Jewell
(5 miles [8 km] to the west) - Rock Cave
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Cave
- Rock Cave is located in Upshur County
- Rocky Ford
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Upshur County
- Sellers ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Tenmile
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
How Far From French 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 French Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in French Creek and extending to:
- Buckhannon, which is the Seat of Upshur County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Charleston, which is the State Capital of West Virginia, lies 80 miles [128.7 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could drive a straight line from French Creek 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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 175 miles [281.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,034 miles [9,710.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,747 miles [10,858.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,623 miles [7,440 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for French Creek. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- French Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in French Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.8857, Longitude: -80.2973 In this case, the coordinates for French Creek 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 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 French 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. |
| <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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 French 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 309.837 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.653 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.109 degrees. |