Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Big Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Big Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Big 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 Big Creek:
- 37.162312, -83.568802
- 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 Big 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Clay County
- Since Big Creek is near Leslie County and also Letcher County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Leslie County
- eBird sighting report for Letcher 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 Big Creek ...
We found 31 communities that share the name Big Creek.
Within Kentucky, the name Big Creek is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of another 31 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 31 communities, 30 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Big Creek lies 2,153 miles [3,464.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Big Creek that is located in Clay County.
- California
- Georgia
- Forsyth County
- This Big Creek is located in Forsyth County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the south of the Big Creek that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Forsyth County community of Big Creek.
- Fulton County
- This Big Creek is located in Fulton County and lies 248 miles [399.1 km] to the south southwest of the Big Creek that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fulton County community of Big Creek.
- Gilmer County
- This Big Creek is located in Gilmer County and lies 172 miles [276.8 km] to the south southwest of the Big Creek that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gilmer County community of Big Creek.
- Idaho
- Indiana
- Kansas
- Bourbon 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 Kansas community of Big Creek [Bourbon County].
- Ellis County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of Big Creek [Ellis County].
- Louisiana
- Franklin Parish
- This Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish and lies 573 miles [922.2 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Big Creek that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin Parish community of Big Creek.
- Richland Parish
- 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 Louisiana community of Big Creek [Richland Parish].
- Michigan
- Marquette 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 Big Creek [Marquette County].
- Oscoda County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of Big Creek [Oscoda County].
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Nevada
- New York
- North Carolina
- Pennsylvania
- South Carolina
- Edgefield 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 South Carolina community of Big Creek [Edgefield County].
- Saluda County
- This Big Creek is located in Saluda County and lies 234 miles [376.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Big Creek that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Big Creek.
- Tennessee
- Giles County
- This Big Creek is located in Giles County and lies 232 miles [373.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Big Creek that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Giles County community of Big Creek.
- Hancock County
- This Big Creek is located in Hancock County and lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the south southeast of the Big Creek that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hancock County community of Big Creek.
- Hawkins County
- This Big Creek is located in Hawkins County and lies 58 miles [93.3 km] to the southeast of the Big Creek that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hawkins County community of Big Creek.
- Monroe County
- This Big Creek is located in Monroe County and lies 124 miles [199.6 km] to the south southwest of the Big Creek that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Monroe County community of Big Creek.
- Sullivan County
- This community is historic<3> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Big Creek [Sullivan County].
- Texas
- Burleson County
- This Big Creek is located in Burleson County and lies 882 miles [1,419.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Big Creek that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Burleson County community of Big Creek.
- Liberty County
- This Big Creek is located in Liberty County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the west southwest of the Big Creek that is located in Clay County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Liberty County community of Big Creek.
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Big 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.
- Bobs Fork
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Creekville
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Creekville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Creekville
- Creekville is located in Clay County
- Hector
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Jacks Creek
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jacks Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jacks Creek
- Jacks Creek is located in Clay County
- Jason
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Mouth of Hector
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mouth of Hector have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mouth of Hector
- Mouth of Hector is located in Clay County
- Peabody
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Red Star
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Big 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 Big Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Big Creek and extending to:
- Manchester, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Big Creek to Manchester, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 374 miles [601.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 6 hours, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,247 miles [10,053.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,961 miles [11,202.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,836 miles [7,782.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Big Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Kentucky: https://kentucky.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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Big Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Big Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.1623, Longitude: -83.5688 In this case, the coordinates for Big 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 Big 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> | 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 Big Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 Big 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 311.846 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.695 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.054 degrees. |