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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:
    • 43.348860, -106.325860
    • 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 Natrona County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Natrona County
    • Since Salt Creek is near Johnson County and also Converse County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Johnson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Converse 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 Salt Creek

Communities Also Named Salt Creek ...

We found thirteen communities that are also named Salt Creek.

Within Wyoming, the name Salt Creek is unique.

Beyond Wyoming, 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 364 miles [585.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Salt Creek that is located in Natrona 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 849 miles [1,366.3 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Salt Creek that is located in Natrona 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 1,575 miles [2,534.7 km]<2> to the east southeast of the Salt Creek that is located in Natrona County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of Salt Creek.
    • Virginia
      • Amherst County
      • This Salt Creek is located in Amherst County and lies 1,473 miles [2,370.6 km]<2> to the east of the Salt Creek that is located in Natrona County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Amherst County community of Salt Creek.

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.

  • Antelope Hills
    (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
    • Antelope Hills is located in Natrona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope Hills
  • Bar Nunn
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
  • Bishop
    (27 miles [43.5 km] to the south)
    • Bishop is located in Natrona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
  • Camel Hump
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Camel Hump is located in Natrona County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camel Hump
  • Dead Woman Crossing
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
    • Dead Woman Crossing is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dead Woman Crossing
  • Hole in the Wall ‑ Historic
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Hole in the Wall is located in Johnson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hole in the Wall

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 and using the location of where the historic community of Salt Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Salt Creek and extending to:

  • Casper, which is the Seat of Natrona County, lies 34 miles [54.7 km]<2> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from Salt Creek to Casper, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
  • Cheyenne, which is the State Capital of Wyoming, lies 171 miles [275.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,545 miles [2,486.4 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 61 days and walking would take 88 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,701 miles [10,784.2 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,467 miles [12,017 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,426 miles [8,732.3 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 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 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 'straight-line' (or 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- 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: 43.3489, Longitude: -106.3259       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 327.825 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.93 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 318.279 degrees.