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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 Creekwood, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creekwood 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 Creekwood:
    • 35.804789, -86.410270
    • 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.
    • Open 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
    • Since Creekwood is near Bedford County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Bedford County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Williamson 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for Creekwood

Communities Also Named Creekwood ...

We found twelve communities that are also named Creekwood.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Creekwood.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of ten communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Bedford County
      • This Creekwood is located in Bedford County and lies 23 miles [37 km]<1> to the south of the Creekwood that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bedford County community of Creekwood.
    • Blount County
      • This Creekwood is located in Blount County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the east of the Creekwood that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blount County community of Creekwood.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Lauderdale County
      • This Creekwood is located in Lauderdale County and lies 96 miles [154.5 km]<1> to the southwest of the Creekwood that is located in Rutherford 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 370 miles [595.5 km] to the south southwest of the Creekwood that is located in Rutherford 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 440 miles [708.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Rutherford 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 192 miles [309 km] to the south southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Coweta County community of Creekwood.
    • Illinois
      • Will County
      • This Creekwood is located in Will County and lies 411 miles [661.4 km]<1> to the north of the Creekwood that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Will County community of Creekwood.
    • Indiana
      • Marion County
      • This Creekwood is located in Marion County and lies 281 miles [452.2 km]<1> to the north of the Creekwood that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of Creekwood.
    • North Carolina
      • Craven County
      • This Creekwood is located in Craven County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the east of the Creekwood that is located in Rutherford 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 333 miles [535.9 km] to the east of the Creekwood that is located in Rutherford 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 224 miles [360.5 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Rutherford 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 317 miles [510.2 km] to the east southeast of the Creekwood that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lexington County community of Creekwood.

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.

  • Crescent
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Crescent is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent
  • Dixieland
    (Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
    • Dixieland is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
  • Double Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Double Springs is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Georgetown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Georgetown is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Glaze
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Glaze is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze
  • Green Meadows
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Green Meadows is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
  • Hickory Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Indian Springs
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Indian Springs is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Joyceland
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Joyceland is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceland
  • Meadow Lane
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Meadow Lane is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadow Lane
  • Overall
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Overall is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Overall
  • Quail Run
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Quail Run is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Ravenwood
      (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
      • Ravenwood is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
    • Steeplechase Meadows
      (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
      • Steeplechase Meadows is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steeplechase Meadows
    • Stonebrook
      (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
      • Stonebrook is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
    • Twin Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Twin Springs is located in Rutherford County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs

How Far From Creekwood to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories 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:

  • Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the North Northeast.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from Creekwood to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 556 miles [894.8 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 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,426 miles [10,341.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,018 miles [8,075.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 from Point A (ie- Creekwood) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creekwood. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8048, Longitude: -86.4103       In this case, the coordinates for Creekwood have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.553 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.463 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.617 degrees.