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:
- 36.117280, -86.027767
- 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 Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Smith County
- Since Brush Creek is near DeKalb County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 ...
- Sequatchie County
- This Brush Creek is located in Sequatchie County and lies 60 miles [96.6 km]<1> to the southeast of the Brush Creek that is located in Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sequatchie County community of Brush Creek.
- Williamson County
- This Brush Creek is located in Williamson County and lies 59 miles [95 km]<1> to the west of the Brush Creek that is located in Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Brush Creek.
- Sequatchie County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Perry County
- This Brush Creek is located in Perry County and lies 243 miles [391.1 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Smith 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 396 miles [637.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Smith 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 1,927 miles [3,101.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Smith 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 664 miles [1,068.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Smith 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 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Brush Creek that is located in Smith 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 339 miles [545.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Brush Creek that is located in Smith 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 487 miles [783.8 km]<1> to the west of the Brush Creek that is located in Smith 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 273 miles [439.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Brush Creek that is located in Smith 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.
- Bluff Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bluff Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bluff Creek
- Bluff Creek is located in Smith County
- Estimated population in 2014: 1,734 people
- Cherry Valley
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherry Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherry Valley
- Cherry Valley is located in Wilson County
- Commerce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Cottage Home
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Home have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Home
- Cottage Home is located in Wilson County
- Estimated population in 2014: 88 people
- Flat Rock
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Gordonsville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gordonsville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordonsville
- Gordonsville is located in Smith County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,245 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordonsville <4>
- Grant
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Jennings ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Liberty
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Liberty is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 330 people
- Liberty Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Liberty Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Hill
- Liberty Hill is located in Wilson County
- Round Top
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Round Top
- Round Top is located in Wilson County
- Shaver Town
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shaver Town have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shaver Town
- Shaver Town is located in Smith County
- Stonewall
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Temperance Hall
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temperance Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temperance Hall
- Temperance Hall is located in DeKalb County
- Population from the 2010 Census: 5,791 people
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:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Brush Creek to Carthage, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,396 miles [10,293.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,113 miles [11,447.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,988 miles [8,027.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
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 '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- 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: 36.1173, Longitude: -86.0278 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Brush 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 313.329 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.249 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.378 degrees. |