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Communities Also Named Bear Creek ...

We found 38 communities that share the name Bear Creek.

Within Yukon, the name Bear Creek is unique.

Beyond Yukon, we know of another 38 communities that are located throughout in Canada and the United States. Of these 38 communities, four are located in Canada and 35 are in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Colbert County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Colbert County and lies 2,831 miles [4,556.1 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Colbert County community of Bear Creek.
      • Marion County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Marion County and lies 2,854 miles [4,593.1 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Bear Creek.
      • Winston 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 Alabama community of Bear Creek [Winston County].
    • Alaska
      • This Bear Creek lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<1> to the west.
    • Arkansas
      • Searcy County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Searcy County and lies 2,604 miles [4,190.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Searcy County community of Bear Creek.
    • British Columbia
      • 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 British Columbia community of Bear Creek.
    • California
      • Merced County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Merced County and lies 1,789 miles [2,879.1 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Merced County community of Bear Creek.
      • San Joaquin County
      • This Bear Creek is located in San Joaquin County and lies 1,723 miles [2,772.9 km] to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Joaquin County community of Bear Creek.
    • Colorado
      • Montezuma 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 Colorado community of Bear Creek [Montezuma County].
    • Florida
      • Bay 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 Florida community of Bear Creek [Bay County].
    • Kansas
      • Stanton 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 Kansas community of Bear Creek [Stanton County].
    • Louisiana
      • Bienville Parish
      • This Bear Creek is located in Bienville Parish and lies 2,796 miles [4,499.7 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bienville Parish community of Bear Creek.
      • Jackson Parish
      • This Bear Creek is located in Jackson Parish and lies 2,808 miles [4,519 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jackson Parish community of Bear Creek.
    • Michigan
      • Manistee 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 Michigan community of Bear Creek [Manistee County].
      • Schoolcraft 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 Michigan community of Bear Creek [Schoolcraft County].
    • Minnesota
      • Winona 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 Minnesota community of Bear Creek [Winona County].
    • Mississippi
      • Attala 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 Mississippi community of Bear Creek [Attala County].
      • Hinds County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Hinds County and lies 2,892 miles [4,654.2 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hinds County community of Bear Creek.
    • Montana
      • Missoula 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 Montana community of Bear Creek [Missoula County].
    • New York
      • Wayne County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Wayne County and lies 2,713 miles [4,366.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wayne County community of Bear Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Chatham County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Chatham County and lies 3,052 miles [4,911.7 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Chatham County community of Bear Creek.
      • Graham County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Graham County and lies 2,928 miles [4,712.2 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Graham County community of Bear Creek.
      • Onslow County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Onslow County and lies 3,179 miles [5,116.1 km] to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Onslow County community of Bear Creek.
    • Ohio
      • Montgomery County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Montgomery County, we don't know where within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Bear Creek.
      • Scioto County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Scioto County and lies 2,748 miles [4,422.5 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scioto County community of Bear Creek.
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Bear Creek.
    • Oregon
      • Lane County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Lane County and lies 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km]<1> to the south southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lane County community of Bear Creek.
    • Saskatchewan
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • South Dakota
      • Dewey County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Dewey County and lies 1,821 miles [2,930.6 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dewey County community of Bear Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Decatur County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Decatur County and lies 2,762 miles [4,445 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Decatur County community of Bear Creek.
      • Scott 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 Tennessee community of Bear Creek [Scott County].
    • Texas
      • Cass County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Cass County and lies 2,720 miles [4,377.4 km]<1> to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cass County community of Bear Creek.
      • Dallas County
      • Although located in Dallas County, we don't know the location within the .
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dallas County community of Bear Creek.
      • Hays County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Hays County and lies 2,780 miles [4,474 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hays County community of Bear Creek.
      • San Jacinto County
      • This Bear Creek is located in San Jacinto County and lies 2,844 miles [4,577 km] to the east southeast.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Jacinto County community of Bear Creek.
      • Tarrant 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 Texas community of Bear Creek [Tarrant County].
    • West Virginia
      • Braxton 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 West Virginia community of Bear Creek [Braxton County].
    • Wisconsin
      • Outagamie County
      • This Bear Creek is located in Outagamie County and lies 2,265 miles [3,645.2 km]<1> to the east.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Bear Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bear 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.

  • Canyon
    (22 miles [35.4 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Canyon came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Canyon
  • Ruby Camp
    (20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ruby Camp came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<4>
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruby Camp
  • Silver City
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)

How Far From Bear 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 Bear Creek to various places of note, such as Parliament Hill.

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

  • Whitehorse, which is the Territorial Capital of Yukon, lies 88 miles [141.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Bear Creek to Whitehorse, 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 National Capital at Parliament Hill (Ottawa, ON) is 2,658 miles [4,277.6 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 6 days, a buggy would take 104 days and walking would take 151 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,022 miles [9,691.5 km] and it lies to the north (N).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,748 miles [10,859.9 km] and it lies to the north (N).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,139 miles [8,270.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<9>

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

The official website for Yukon Territory: www.gov.yk.ca/

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 from Point A (ie- Bear Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bear Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 60.8167, Longitude: -137.6833    
<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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Bear 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 . 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>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 Bear Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database.
<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 Bear 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 353.977 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 357.66 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 337.374 degrees.




 

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