Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Toms Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Toms Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Toms 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 Toms Creek:
- 34.479824, -83.243769
- 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 Toms 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 Stephens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Stephens County
- Since Toms Creek is near Franklin County and also Oconee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Franklin County
- eBird sighting report for Oconee 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 Toms Creek ...
We found three communities that share the name Toms Creek.
Within Georgia, the name Toms Creek is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- McDowell County
- This Toms Creek is located in McDowell County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the northeast of the Toms Creek that is located in Stephens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McDowell County community of Toms Creek.
- Tennessee
- Perry County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Toms Creek [Perry County].
- Virginia
- Wise County
- This Toms Creek is located in Wise County and lies 177 miles [284.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Toms Creek that is located in Stephens County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wise County community of Toms Creek.
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Toms 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.
- Fighting Pine
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fighting Pine have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fighting Pine
- Fighting Pine is located in Stephens County
- Fowlertown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fowlertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fowlertown
- Fowlertown is located in Stephens County
- Gumlog
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east) - Jenkins Ferry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkins Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Ferry
- Jenkins Ferry is located in Stephens County
- Martin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin
- Martin is located in Stephens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 376 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martin <4>
- Poplar Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
- Poplar Grove is located in Franklin County
- Prospect
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Red Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Union Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Hill
- Union Hill is located in Stephens County
- Unity
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Toms 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 Toms Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Toms Creek and extending to:
- Toccoa, which is the Seat of Stephens County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 82 miles [132 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could drive a straight line from Toms Creek to Atlanta, 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 White House (Washington, DC) is 459 miles [738.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,059 miles [11,360.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,937 miles [7,945.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Toms Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.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- Toms Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Toms Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.4798, Longitude: -83.2438 In this case, the coordinates for Toms Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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 Toms Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Toms 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 311.608 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.037 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.654 degrees. |