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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 Bluff Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bluff 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 Bluff Creek:
    • 34.121764, -84.454929
    • 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 Bluff 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 Cherokee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
    • Since Bluff Creek is near Fulton County and also Cobb County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cobb 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 Bluff Creek

Communities Also Named Bluff Creek ...

We found seven communities that are also named Bluff Creek.

Within Georgia, the name Bluff Creek is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Humboldt 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 Bluff Creek [Humboldt County].
    • Indiana
      • Johnson County
      • This Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bluff Creek that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Bluff Creek.
    • Iowa
      • Monroe County
      • This Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County and lies 667 miles [1,073.4 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bluff Creek that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Bluff Creek.
    • Kansas
      • Harper 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 Bluff Creek [Harper County].
    • Louisiana
      • East Feliciana Parish
      • This Bluff Creek is located in East Feliciana Parish and lies 439 miles [706.5 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Bluff Creek that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Feliciana Parish community of Bluff Creek.
    • Manitoba
      • This Bluff Creek lies 1,360 miles [2,188.7 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bluff Creek that is located in Cherokee County.
    • Tennessee
      • Smith County
      • This Bluff Creek is located in Smith County and lies 167 miles [268.8 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bluff Creek that is located in Cherokee County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Bluff Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Bluff 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.

  • Bramble Oak
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bramble Oak is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bramble Oak
  • Colony Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Colony Springs is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Colony Springs
  • Creek View
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Creek View is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creek View
  • Deerchase
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Deerchase is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deerchase
  • Hardman Place
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Hardman Place is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardman Place
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 3,930 people
  • Hickory Flat
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Hickory Flat is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Flat
  • Hunters Mill
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Hunters Mill is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Mill
  • Knotts Landing
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Knotts Landing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Landing
  • Knotts Pointe
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Knotts Pointe is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knotts Pointe
  • Little River Crossing
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Little River Crossing is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River Crossing
  • Misty Mountain
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Misty Mountain is located in Cherokee County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Misty Mountain
  • Mountain Park
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Mountain Park is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Park
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 576 people
  • Continue List   (9 more) ...
    • Mountain Ridge
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Mountain Ridge is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Ridge
    • Pioneer Crossing
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
      • Pioneer Crossing is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer Crossing
    • Riverchase
      (Less than 2 miles to the south)
      • Riverchase is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverchase
    • Rocky Creek
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Rocky Creek is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Creek
    • Rocky Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Rocky Springs is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Springs
    • Sunny Brook
      (Less than 2 miles to the west)
      • Sunny Brook is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Brook
    • Tomahawk
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
      • Tomahawk is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tomahawk
    • Trickum Hills
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Trickum Hills is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trickum Hills
    • Willow Tree
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
      • Willow Tree is located in Cherokee County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Tree

How Far From Bluff 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 Bluff Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Canton, which is the Seat of Cherokee County, lies just to the North Northwest.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could walk a straight line from Bluff Creek to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 527 miles [848.1 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,424 miles [10,338.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,129 miles [11,473 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 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 Bluff 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' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Bluff Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<3>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.
<4>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 Bluff 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 Bluff Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.1218, Longitude: -84.4549       In this case, the coordinates for Bluff Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.308 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.793 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.223 degrees.