Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Blue Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Blue 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 Blue Creek:
- 32.736241, -85.788014
- 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 Blue 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 Tallapoosa County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Tallapoosa County
- Since Blue Creek is near Hale County and also Elmore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Hale County
- eBird sighting report for Elmore 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 Blue Creek ...
We found nine communities that share the name Blue Creek.
There is one other community in Alabama which is also named Blue Creek.
Beyond Alabama, we know of another eight communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Alabama ...
- Jefferson County
- This Blue Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blue Creek that is located in Tallapoosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Blue Creek.
- Jefferson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- DeKalb County
- This Blue Creek is located in DeKalb County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Blue Creek that is located in Tallapoosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the DeKalb County community of Blue Creek.
- Indiana
- Franklin 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 Indiana community of Blue Creek [Franklin County].
- Michigan
- Berrien 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 Blue Creek [Berrien County].
- Ohio
- Adams County
- This Blue Creek is located in Adams County and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blue Creek that is located in Tallapoosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adams County community of Blue Creek.
- Tennessee
- Giles County
- This Blue Creek is located in Giles County and lies 190 miles [305.8 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Blue Creek that is located in Tallapoosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Blue Creek.
- Utah
- Box Elder County
- This Blue Creek is located in Box Elder County and lies 1,586 miles [2,552.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blue Creek that is located in Tallapoosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Box Elder County community of Blue Creek.
- Washington
- Stevens 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 Washington community of Blue Creek [Stevens County].
- West Virginia
- Kanawha County
- This Blue Creek is located in Kanawha County and lies 463 miles [745.1 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blue Creek that is located in Tallapoosa County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Blue Creek.
- Georgia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Blue 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.
- Cherokee Bluffs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Bluffs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Bluffs
- Cherokee Bluffs is located in Tallapoosa County
- Erie ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Erie
- Erie is located in Hale County
- Mary
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Ponders
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - River Bend ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for River Bend have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Bend
- River Bend is located in Tallapoosa County
- Robinson Ferry
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Robinson Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Ferry
- Robinson Ferry is located in Elmore County
- Still Waters
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Still Waters have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Waters
- Still Waters is located in Tallapoosa County
- Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Walnut Hill
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walnut Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walnut Hill
- Walnut Hill is located in Tallapoosa County
How Far From Blue 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 Blue Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Blue Creek and extending to:
- Dadeville, which is the Seat of Tallapoosa County, lies just to the North.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 38 miles [61.2 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from Blue Creek to Montgomery, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take over 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.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 648 miles [1,042.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 37 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,546 miles [10,534.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,248 miles [11,664.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,127 miles [8,251.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Blue Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alabama: https://www.alabama.gov/
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- Blue Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.7362, Longitude: -85.7880 In this case, the coordinates for Blue 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 Blue 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> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Blue Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.024 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.426 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.064 degrees. |