Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Kings Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Kings Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Kings 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 Kings Creek:
- 35.018708, -94.191876
- 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 Kings 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- Since Kings Creek is near Sebastian County and also Logan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Sebastian County
- eBird sighting report for Logan 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 Kings Creek ...
We found seven communities that share the name Kings Creek.
Within Arkansas, the name Kings Creek is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Kentucky
- Letcher County
- This Kings Creek is located in Letcher County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kings Creek that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Letcher County community of Kings Creek.
- Maryland
- Somerset 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 Maryland community of Kings Creek [Somerset County].
- North Carolina
- Alleghany County
- This Kings Creek is located in Alleghany County and lies 727 miles [1,170 km]<1> to the east of the Kings Creek that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alleghany County community of Kings Creek.
- Caldwell County
- This Kings Creek is located in Caldwell County and lies 721 miles [1,160.3 km] to the east of the Kings Creek that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of Kings Creek.
- South Carolina
- Cherokee County
- This Kings Creek is located in Cherokee County and lies 720 miles [1,158.7 km]<1> to the east of the Kings Creek that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Kings Creek.
- Tennessee
- Roane 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 Kings Creek [Roane County].
- West Virginia
- Hancock County
- This Kings Creek is located in Hancock County and lies 830 miles [1,335.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Kings Creek that is located in Scott County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Kings Creek.
- Kentucky
Curious and Interesting Names Near Kings 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.
- Bryan
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Crossroads
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossroads
- Crossroads is located in Sebastian County
- Echo
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Elm Park
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Evening Shade
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Evening Shade have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
- Evening Shade is located in Scott County
- Fox Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Lewis
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Lucas
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lucas
- Lucas is located in Logan County
- Oliver
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Kings Creek 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 Kings 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<4> community of Kings Creek once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Kings Creek and extending to:
- Waldron, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Kings Creek to Waldron, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 111 miles [178.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 982 miles [1,580.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,503 miles [12,074.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,382 miles [8,661.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Kings Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Kings Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.0187, Longitude: -94.1919 In this case, the coordinates for Kings 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 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 Kings 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> | 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 Kings Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 Kings 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 318.458 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.038 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.185 degrees. |