Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Cane Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cane Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Cane 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 Cane Creek:
- 35.765900, -85.396916
- 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 Cane 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since Cane Creek is near White County and also Bledsoe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for White County
- eBird sighting report for Bledsoe 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 Cane Creek ...
We found eleven communities that share the name Cane Creek.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Cane Creek.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Anderson County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Cane Creek [Anderson County].
- Anderson County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cane Creek [Bibb County].
- Calhoun County
- This community is historic and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Alabama community of Cane Creek [Calhoun County].
- Jefferson County
- This Cane Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 157 miles [252.7 km]<2> to the south southwest of the Cane Creek that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Cane Creek.
- Arkansas
- Grant County
- This Cane Creek is located in Grant County and lies 403 miles [648.6 km]<2> to the west of the Cane Creek that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Cane Creek.
- Georgia
- Lumpkin County
- This Cane Creek is located in Lumpkin County and lies 113 miles [181.9 km]<2> to the southeast of the Cane Creek that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lumpkin County community of Cane Creek.
- Kentucky
- Breathitt 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 Kentucky community of Cane Creek [Breathitt County].
- Laurel County
- This Cane Creek is located in Laurel County and lies 121 miles [194.7 km]<2> to the northeast of the Cane Creek that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laurel County community of Cane Creek.
- Missouri
- Butler County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Butler County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Butler County community of Cane Creek.
- North Carolina
- Chatham 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 North Carolina community of Cane Creek [Chatham County].
- Cherokee 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 North Carolina community of Cane Creek [Cherokee County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Cane 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.
- Cedar Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedar Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Denny Ferry
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Denny Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ferry
- Denny Ferry is located in Van Buren County
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Herbert Domain
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Herbert Domain have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Herbert Domain
- Herbert Domain is located in Bledsoe County
- Hodge Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hodge Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hodge Ferry
- Hodge Ferry is located in Van Buren County
- Lonewood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Lost Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lost Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Creek
- Lost Creek is located in White County
- Pine Creek
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Creek
- Pine Creek is located in Van Buren County
- Sparkman
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Sweetgum
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Young ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From Cane Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Cane Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cane Creek and extending to:
- Spencer, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies just to the West Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 81 miles [130.4 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Cane Creek to Nashville, with an average speed<6>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 5 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 507 miles [815.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,387 miles [10,278.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,976 miles [8,008.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cane 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> | 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 Cane Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- Cane Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cane Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7659, Longitude: -85.3969 In this case, the coordinates for Cane Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Cane 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> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <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 Cane 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 312.932 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.742 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.20 degrees. |