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:
- 35.464244, -84.299086
- 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 Monroe County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Monroe County
- Since Big Creek is near McMinn County and also Loudon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for McMinn County
- eBird sighting report for Loudon 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 are four communities within Tennessee that are also named Big Creek.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 27 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 27 communities, 30 are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Giles County
- Hancock County
- Hawkins County
- Sullivan County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Arkansas
- British Columbia
- This Big Creek lies 2,201 miles [3,542.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Big Creek that is located in Monroe County.
- California
- Georgia
- Forsyth County
- This Big Creek is located in Forsyth County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the south of the Big Creek that is located in Monroe 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 125 miles [201.2 km] to the south of the Big Creek that is located in Monroe 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 50 miles [80.5 km] to the south of the Big Creek that is located in Monroe 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.<3> 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 480 miles [772.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Big Creek that is located in Monroe 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.<3> 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.<3> 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.<3> 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 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the southeast of the Big Creek that is located in Monroe County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saluda County community of Big Creek.
- Texas
- Burleson County
- This Big Creek is located in Burleson County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Big Creek that is located in Monroe 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 702 miles [1,129.8 km] to the west southwest of the Big Creek that is located in Monroe 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.
- Acorn
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Ballplay
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ballplay
- Ballplay is located in Monroe County
- Belltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belltown
- Belltown is located in Monroe County
- Chestnut Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Valley
- Chestnut Valley is located in Monroe County
- Ebenezer
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Hopewell Mill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hopewell Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell Mill
- Hopewell Mill is located in Monroe County
- Jacktown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Mount Harmony
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Harmony
- Mount Harmony is located in Monroe County
- Notchy Creek
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Notchy Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Notchy Creek
- Notchy Creek is located in Monroe County
- Oak Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Rocky Spring
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Spring
- Rocky Spring is located in Monroe County
- Sink ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Tariffville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tariffville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tariffville
- Tariffville is located in Monroe County
- Three Points
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Points have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Points
- Three Points is located in Monroe County
How Far From Big 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 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:
- Madisonville, which is the Seat of Monroe County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Big Creek to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 464 miles [746.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,356 miles [10,229 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,065 miles [11,370 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,941 miles [7,951.8 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 Monroe County: www.monroegovernment.org/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 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: 35.4642, Longitude: -84.2991 In this case, the coordinates for Big 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 Big Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 312.26 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.927 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.822 degrees. |