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:
- 34.065966, -81.848445
- 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 Saluda County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Saluda County
- Since Big Creek is near Greenwood County and also Newberry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greenwood County
- eBird sighting report for Newberry 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.
There is one other community in South Carolina which is also named Big Creek.
Beyond South Carolina, we know of another 30 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 30 communities, 30 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In South Carolina ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Big Creek lies 2,368 miles [3,810.9 km]<2> to the northwest of the Big Creek that is located in Saluda County.
- California
- Georgia
- Forsyth County
- This Big Creek is located in Forsyth County and lies 133 miles [214 km]<2> to the west of the Big Creek that is located in Saluda 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 160 miles [257.5 km] to the west of the Big Creek that is located in Saluda 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 146 miles [235 km] to the west northwest of the Big Creek that is located in Saluda 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.<1> 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].
- Kentucky
- Louisiana
- Franklin Parish
- This Big Creek is located in Franklin Parish and lies 585 miles [941.5 km]<2> to the west of the Big Creek that is located in Saluda 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.<1> 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.<1> 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
- Tennessee
- Giles County
- This Big Creek is located in Giles County and lies 313 miles [503.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the Big Creek that is located in Saluda 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 187 miles [300.9 km] to the north northwest of the Big Creek that is located in Saluda 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 177 miles [284.9 km] to the north northwest of the Big Creek that is located in Saluda 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 169 miles [272 km] to the northwest of the Big Creek that is located in Saluda 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 898 miles [1,445.2 km]<2> to the west southwest of the Big Creek that is located in Saluda 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 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the west southwest of the Big Creek that is located in Saluda 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.
- Chapmans Crossroads
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chapmans Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chapmans Crossroads
- Chapmans Crossroads is located in Saluda County
- Denny
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Friendship
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Friendship have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
- Friendship is located in Greenwood County
- Fruit Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fruit Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fruit Hill
- Fruit Hill is located in Saluda County
- Good Hope
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Hickory Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Saluda County
- Limp
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Meeting Street
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meeting Street have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meeting Street
- Meeting Street is located in Edgefield County
- Merchant ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Sand Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sand Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Ridge
- Sand Ridge is located in Greenwood County
- Scurry
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
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:
- Saluda, which is the Seat of Saluda County, lies just to the Southeast.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 46 miles [74 km]<2> to the east (E). If you could walk a straight line from Big Creek to Columbia, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 427 miles [687.2 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,315 miles [10,163 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,012 miles [11,284.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,893 miles [7,874.5 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 Saluda County: www.saludacounty.sc.gov/
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.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 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. |
| <2> | 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: 34.0660, Longitude: -81.8484 In this case, the coordinates for Big Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 310.789 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.037 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.223 degrees. |