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 ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Bluff 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 Bluff Creek:
- 39.557415, -86.220511
- 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 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 Johnson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Johnson County
- Since Bluff Creek is near Morgan County and also Marion County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Morgan County
- eBird sighting report for Marion 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 Bluff Creek ...
We found seven communities that share the name Bluff Creek.
Within Indiana, the name Bluff Creek is unique.
Beyond Indiana, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout 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].
- Georgia
- Cherokee County
- This Bluff Creek is located in Cherokee County and lies 387 miles [622.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Bluff Creek that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Bluff Creek.
- Iowa
- Monroe County
- This Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Bluff Creek that is located in Johnson 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 662 miles [1,065.4 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Bluff Creek that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Feliciana Parish community of Bluff Creek.
- Manitoba
- This Bluff Creek lies 987 miles [1,588.4 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bluff Creek that is located in Johnson County.
- Tennessee
- Smith County
- This Bluff Creek is located in Smith County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<2> to the south of the Bluff Creek that is located in Johnson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Bluff Creek.
- California
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.
- Clearview
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Deerwood
(Less than 2 miles to the north) - Eagle Trace
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Eagle Trace have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Trace
- Eagle Trace is located in Johnson County
- El Dorado
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast) - Golden Grove
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Golden Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Grove
- Golden Grove is located in Johnson County
- Hunters Pointe
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunters Pointe have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunters Pointe
- Hunters Pointe is located in Johnson County
- Kinder
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast) - Stones Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stones Crossing
- Stones Crossing is located in Johnson County
- Waters Edge
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Waters Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waters Edge
- Waters Edge is located in Johnson County
- Willow Lakes
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Lakes have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Lakes
- Willow Lakes is located in Johnson County
- Woodland Stream
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Stream have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Stream
- Woodland Stream is located in Johnson County
How Far From Bluff 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 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:
- Franklin, which is the Seat of Johnson County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Bluff Creek to Franklin, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Indianapolis, which is the State Capital of Indiana, lies 14 miles [22.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). The buggy would take four to five hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 493 miles [793.4 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,240 miles [10,042.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,969 miles [11,215.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,847 miles [7,800.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Bluff Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Johnson County: www.co.johnson.in.us/
The official website for State of Indiana: https://www.in.gov
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 'point-to-point' 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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Bluff Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.5574, Longitude: -86.2205 In this case, the coordinates for Bluff Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Bluff 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 313.516 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.95 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.554 degrees. |