Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Creekwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creekwood and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Creekwood
- 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 Creekwood:
- 35.466740, -86.478050
- 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 Creekwood
- 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Creekwood is near Moore County and also Lincoln County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Moore County
- eBird sighting report for Lincoln 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 Creekwood ...
We found twelve communities that share the name Creekwood.
There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Creekwood.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Blount County
- Rutherford County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Lauderdale County
- This Creekwood is located in Lauderdale County and lies 78 miles [125.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Creekwood that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lauderdale County community of Creekwood.
- Mobile County
- This Creekwood is located in Mobile County and lies 347 miles [558.4 km] to the south southwest of the Creekwood that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mobile County community of Creekwood.
- Georgia
- Camden County
- This Creekwood is located in Camden County and lies 424 miles [682.4 km]<1> to the southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Camden County community of Creekwood.
- Coweta County
- This Creekwood is located in Coweta County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km] to the southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Creekwood.
- Illinois
- Indiana
- North Carolina
- Craven County
- This Creekwood is located in Craven County and lies 529 miles [851.3 km]<1> to the east of the Creekwood that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craven County community of Creekwood.
- Davie County
- This Creekwood is located in Davie County and lies 339 miles [545.6 km] to the east of the Creekwood that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Davie County community of Creekwood.
- South Carolina
- Anderson County
- This Creekwood is located in Anderson County and lies 220 miles [354.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anderson County community of Creekwood.
- Lexington County
- This Creekwood is located in Lexington County and lies 312 miles [502.1 km] to the east southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Creekwood.
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creekwood ...
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.
- Bottle Hollow
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bottle Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottle Hollow
- Bottle Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Branchville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Branchville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branchville
- Branchville is located in Bedford County
- Chestnut Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Lincoln County
- Cow Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the east) - Flat Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Flat Creek is located in Bedford County
- Halls Mill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Halls Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Mill
- Halls Mill is located in Bedford County
- Hilltop
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Hix Mill Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hix Mill Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Mill Ford
- Hix Mill Ford is located in Bedford County
- Pleasant Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County
- Roseville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Temple Ford
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Temple Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Temple Ford
- Temple Ford is located in Bedford County
- Wheel
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
How Far From Creekwood 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 Creekwood to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Creekwood and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies just to the Northeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 50 miles [80.5 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Creekwood to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three 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 570 miles [917.3 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,445 miles [10,372.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Creekwood. 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- Creekwood) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creekwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4667, Longitude: -86.4780 In this case, the coordinates for Creekwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Creekwood to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.581 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.448 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.726 degrees. |