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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 Bluff Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Bluff 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 Bluff Creek:
    • 36.217000, -85.956376
    • 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
  • 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 Tennessee, the name Bluff Creek is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, 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 167 miles [268.8 km]<2> to the south southeast of the Bluff Creek that is located in Smith County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Bluff Creek.
    • Indiana
      • Johnson County
      • This Bluff Creek is located in Johnson County and lies 231 miles [371.8 km]<2> to the north of the Bluff Creek that is located in Smith County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Johnson County community of Bluff Creek.
    • Iowa
      • Monroe County
      • This Bluff Creek is located in Monroe County and lies 503 miles [809.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the Bluff Creek that is located in Smith 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 471 miles [758 km]<2> to the southwest of the Bluff Creek that is located in Smith County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the East Feliciana Parish community of Bluff Creek.
    • Manitoba
      • This Bluff Creek lies 1,192 miles [1,918.3 km]<2> to the north northwest of the Bluff Creek that is located in Smith County.

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.

  • Carthage
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Chestnut Mound
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Mound
    • Chestnut Mound is located in Smith County
  • Club Springs
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Club Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Club Springs
    • Club Springs is located in Smith County
  • Gordonsville
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Grant
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grant have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grant
    • Grant is located in Smith County
  • Jennings ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jennings have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings
    • Jennings is located in Wilson County
  • Rock City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rock City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock City
    • Rock City is located in Smith County
  • Rome Ferry
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rome Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rome Ferry
    • Rome Ferry is located in Smith County
  • Shaver Town
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
    • Shaver Town is located in Smith County
  • Stone Bridge ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stone Bridge have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Bridge
    • Stone Bridge is located in Smith County
  • Stonewall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stonewall have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonewall
    • Stonewall is located in Smith County
  • Tanglewood
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tanglewood have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
    • Tanglewood is located in Smith 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:

  • Carthage, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies just to the North.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could walk a straight line from Bluff Creek to Nashville, 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 521 miles [838.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,388 miles [10,280.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,105 miles [11,434.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,980 miles [8,014.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

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 State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn 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: 36.2170, Longitude: -85.9564       In this case, the coordinates for Bluff Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 Bluff 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 313.289 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.216 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.323 degrees.




 

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