Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Brush Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Brush Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Brush 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 Brush Creek:
- 35.411457, -85.384688
- 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 Brush 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 Sequatchie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Sequatchie County
- Since Brush Creek is near Bledsoe County and also Grundy County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Bledsoe County
- eBird sighting report for Grundy 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 Brush Creek ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name Brush Creek.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Brush Creek.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Smith County
- This Brush Creek is located in Smith County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smith County community of Brush Creek.
- Williamson County
- This Brush Creek is located in Williamson County and lies 103 miles [165.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Brush Creek.
- Smith County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Perry County
- This Brush Creek is located in Perry County and lies 216 miles [347.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of Brush Creek.
- Arkansas
- Grant County
- This Brush Creek is located in Grant County and lies 420 miles [675.9 km]<1> to the west of the Brush Creek that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Brush Creek.
- California
- Butte County
- This Brush Creek is located in Butte County and lies 1,976 miles [3,180.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butte County community of Brush Creek.
- Iowa
- Fayette 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 Iowa community of Brush Creek [Fayette County].
- Kentucky
- Rockcastle 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 Kentucky community of Brush Creek [Rockcastle County].
- Minnesota
- Faribault County
- This Brush Creek is located in Faribault County and lies 724 miles [1,165.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Faribault County community of Brush Creek.
- Missouri
- Laclede County
- This Brush Creek is located in Laclede County and lies 434 miles [698.5 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of Brush Creek.
- North Carolina
- Chatham 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 North Carolina community of Brush Creek [Chatham County].
- Ohio
- Muskingum County
- This Brush Creek is located in Muskingum County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Brush Creek that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muskingum County community of Brush Creek.
- Oklahoma
- Delaware County
- This Brush Creek is located in Delaware County and lies 530 miles [853 km]<1> to the west of the Brush Creek that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Brush Creek.
- Pennsylvania
- Beaver 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 Pennsylvania community of Brush Creek [Beaver County].
- West Virginia
- Boone County
- This Brush Creek is located in Boone County and lies 275 miles [442.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brush Creek that is located in Sequatchie County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of Brush Creek.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Brush 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.
- Cartwright
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Cartwright is located in Sequatchie County
- Estimated population in 2014: 2,261 people
- Cedar Springs
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Cedar Springs is located in Marion County
- Center Point
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Point
- Center Point is located in Sequatchie County
- Dill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Elm Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast) - Flat Top
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Top
- Flat Top is located in Hamilton County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 422 people
- Gates Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gates Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gates Ford
- Gates Ford is located in Bledsoe County
- Grant
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast) - Harris Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harris Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris Ford
- Harris Ford is located in Sequatchie County
- Hickory Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Bledsoe County
- Hughes ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east) - Liberty
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
How Far From Brush 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 Brush Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Brush Creek and extending to:
- Dunlap, which is the Seat of Sequatchie County, lies just to the South.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Brush Creek to Nashville, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 518 miles [833.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,403 miles [10,304.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,115 miles [11,450.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,991 miles [8,032.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Brush 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> | 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- Brush Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Brush Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4115, Longitude: -85.3847 In this case, the coordinates for Brush 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 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 Brush 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Brush Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.912 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.67 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.283 degrees. |