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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 Blue Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Blue 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 Blue Creek:
    • 33.665386, -84.300201
    • 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 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 DeKalb County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
    • Since Blue Creek is near Henry County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 Blue Creek

Communities Also Named Blue Creek ...

We found nine communities that are also named Blue Creek.

Within Georgia, the name Blue Creek is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of nine communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Jefferson County
      • This Blue Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the west of the Blue Creek that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Blue Creek.
      • Tallapoosa County
      • This Blue Creek is located in Tallapoosa County and lies 107 miles [172.2 km] to the southwest of the Blue Creek that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tallapoosa 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 357 miles [574.5 km]<1> to the north of the Blue Creek that is located in DeKalb 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 188 miles [302.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Blue Creek that is located in DeKalb 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 1,628 miles [2,620 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Blue Creek that is located in DeKalb 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 366 miles [589 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Blue Creek that is located in DeKalb County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Kanawha County community of Blue Creek.

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.

  • Cedar Grove
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cedar Grove is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
  • Cedar Valley
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Cedar Valley is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Valley
  • Cherokee Forest
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Cherokee Forest is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Forest
  • Cherry Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cherry Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Ridge
  • Cherrywood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Cherrywood is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherrywood
  • Chimney Ridge
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Chimney Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
  • Constitution
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
    • Constitution is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
  • Creek Cove
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Creek Cove is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek Cove
  • Elizabeth Park
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Elizabeth Park is located in Clayton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elizabeth Park
  • Ellenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Forest Ridge
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Forest Ridge is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Ridge
  • Lincolndale
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Lincolndale is located in DeKalb County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincolndale
  • Continue List   (11 more) ...
    • Millrun
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Millrun is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Millrun
    • Moonlight Forest
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Moonlight Forest is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moonlight Forest
    • Panthersville
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
      • Panthersville is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panthersville
    • River Run
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • River Run is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for River Run
    • Riverchase
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Riverchase is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
    • Rock Spring
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Rock Spring is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Spring
    • Rolling Meadows
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Rolling Meadows is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rolling Meadows
    • Skyline Forest
      (Less than 2 miles to the north)
      • Skyline Forest is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Forest
    • Sweetbriar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweetbriar is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetbriar
    • Wishing Well Hills
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Wishing Well Hills is located in DeKalb County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wishing Well Hills
    • Woodland Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Woodland Park is located in Clayton County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

How Far From Blue Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs 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:

  • Decatur, which is the Seat of DeKalb County, lies just to the North.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies just to the northwest (NW).
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km]<1> to the northeast (NE). If you could drive a straight line from Blue Creek to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 31 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,439 miles [10,362.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,141 miles [11,492.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,019 miles [8,077.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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- Blue Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Blue Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6654, Longitude: -84.3002       In this case, the coordinates for Blue Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.198 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.602 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.273 degrees.