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Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Black Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Black Creek and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 Black Creek:
    • 36.380910, -84.605774
    • 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 Black Creek
  • 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 Black Creek ...

We found sixteen communities that share the name Black Creek.

Within Tennessee, the name Black Creek is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another sixteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these sixteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and five are in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Etowah County
      • This Black Creek is located in Etowah County and lies 168 miles [270.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Black Creek that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Etowah County community of Black Creek.
      • Jefferson County
      • This Black Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 241 miles [387.9 km] to the southwest of the Black Creek that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Black Creek.
    • British Columbia
      • This Black Creek lies 2,079 miles [3,345.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Black Creek that is located in Scott County.
    • Florida
      • Clay 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 Florida community of Black Creek [Clay County].
      • Leon County
      • This Black Creek is located in Leon County and lies 406 miles [653.4 km]<1> to the south of the Black Creek that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Leon County community of Black Creek.
    • Georgia
      • Screven 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 Georgia community of Black Creek [Screven County].
    • Indiana
      • Harrison 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 Indiana community of Black Creek [Harrison County].
    • Kentucky
      • Powell County
      • This Black Creek is located in Powell County and lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Black Creek that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Powell County community of Black Creek.
    • Louisiana
      • Grant Parish
      • 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 Louisiana community of Black Creek [Grant Parish].
    • New York
      • Allegany County
      • This Black Creek is located in Allegany County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the northeast of the Black Creek that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Allegany County community of Black Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Wilson County
      • This Black Creek is located in Wilson County and lies 376 miles [605.1 km]<1> to the east of the Black Creek that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wilson County community of Black Creek.
    • Ohio
      • Holmes 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 Ohio community of Black Creek [Holmes County].
    • Ontario
      • 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 Ontario community of Black Creek.
    • South Carolina
      • Berkeley County
      • This Black Creek is located in Berkeley County and lies 326 miles [524.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Black Creek that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Berkeley County community of Black Creek.
    • Virginia
      • Southampton County
      • This Black Creek is located in Southampton County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the east of the Black Creek that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Southampton County community of Black Creek.
    • Wisconsin
      • Outagamie County
      • This Black Creek is located in Outagamie County and lies 594 miles [956 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Black Creek that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Outagamie County community of Black Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Black 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.

  • Black Oak
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Oak have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
    • Black Oak is located in Scott County
  • Coal Hill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Coal Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coal Hill
    • Coal Hill is located in Scott County
  • Goad
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goad have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goad
    • Goad is located in Fentress County
  • High Point
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for High Point have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
    • High Point is located in Scott County
  • Huntsville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Mount Helen
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Helen have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Helen
    • Mount Helen is located in Fentress County
  • Mountain View
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain View have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
    • Mountain View is located in Scott County
  • Robbins
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Rugby
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rugby have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rugby
    • Rugby is located in Morgan County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rugby <5>
  • Slick Rock
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Slick Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slick Rock
    • Slick Rock is located in Scott County
  • Speck
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Speck have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Speck
    • Speck is located in Scott County
  • Stanley Junction
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanley Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley Junction
    • Stanley Junction is located in Scott County
  • Three Forks
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Three Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Three Forks
    • Three Forks is located in Scott County

How Far From Black 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 Black Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Black Creek and extending to:

  • Huntsville, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies just to the East Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Black Creek to Nashville, with an average speed<6>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 448 miles [721 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
  • The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,039 miles [11,328.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,915 miles [7,909.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Black Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Scott County: www.scottcounty.com/

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 from Point A (ie- Black Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Black Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3809, Longitude: -84.6058       In this case, the coordinates for Black 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 Black 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek 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 Black 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>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.
<7>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 Black Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.467 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.295 degrees.
<10>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.708 degrees.




 

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