Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Creston, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Creston and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Creston
- 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 Creston:
- 36.009162, -85.075109
- 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 Creston
- 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
- Since Creston is near Putnam County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Putnam County
- eBird sighting report for White 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 Creston ...
We found 23 communities that share the name Creston.
Within Tennessee, the name Creston is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another 23 communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these 23 communities, 21 are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- British Columbia
- This Creston lies 1,817 miles [2,924.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- California
- Napa County
- This Creston is located in Napa County and lies 2,036 miles [3,276.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Napa County community of Creston.
- San Luis Obispo County
- This Creston is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 1,975 miles [3,178.5 km] to the west of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of Creston.
- Illinois
- Ogle County
- This Creston is located in Ogle County and lies 459 miles [738.7 km]<1> to the north northwest of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ogle County community of Creston.
- Indiana
- Delaware County
- This Creston is located in Delaware County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the north of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Delaware County community of Creston.
- Lake County
- This Creston is located in Lake County and lies 389 miles [626 km] to the north northwest of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lake County community of Creston.
- Iowa
- Union County
- This Creston is located in Union County and lies 610 miles [981.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Creston.
- Kansas
- Kentucky
- Casey County
- This Creston is located in Casey County and lies 86 miles [138.4 km]<1> to the north of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Casey County community of Creston.
- Louisiana
- Natchitoches Parish
- This Creston is located in Natchitoches Parish and lies 534 miles [859.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Natchitoches Parish community of Creston.
- Montana
- Flathead County
- This Creston is located in Flathead County and lies 1,695 miles [2,727.8 km]<1> to the northwest of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Flathead County community of Creston.
- Nebraska
- Platte County
- This Creston is located in Platte County and lies 767 miles [1,234.4 km]<1> to the northwest of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Platte County community of Creston.
- New Jersey
- Mercer County
- This Creston is located in Mercer County and lies 634 miles [1,020.3 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mercer County community of Creston.
- New Mexico
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- This Creston lies 1,710 miles [2,752 km]<1> to the northeast of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- North Carolina
- Ashe County
- This Creston is located in Ashe County and lies 194 miles [312.2 km]<1> to the east of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Creston.
- Ohio
- Medina County
- This Creston is located in Medina County and lies 383 miles [616.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Medina County community of Creston.
- Oregon
- Malheur County
- This Creston is located in Malheur County and lies 1,809 miles [2,911.3 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Malheur County community of Creston.
- South Carolina
- Calhoun County
- This Creston is located in Calhoun County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Creston.
- South Dakota
- Pennington County
- This Creston is located in Pennington County and lies 1,077 miles [1,733.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pennington County community of Creston.
- Washington
- Lincoln County
- This Creston is located in Lincoln County and lies 1,881 miles [3,027.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lincoln County community of Creston.
- West Virginia
- Wirt County
- This Creston is located in Wirt County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wirt County community of Creston.
- Wyoming
- Sweetwater County
- This Creston is located in Sweetwater County and lies 1,277 miles [2,055.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Creston that is located in Cumberland County.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Creston
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sweetwater County community of Creston.
- British Columbia
Curious and Interesting Names Near Creston ...
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.
- Camelot
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
- Camelot lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the southeast of Creston.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Camelot have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Camelot
- Claysville
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
- Claysville lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the southwest of Creston.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Claysville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Claysville
- Crossville
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crossville
- Crossville lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the southeast of Creston.
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,899 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Crossville
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Crossville<5>
- Drowning Creek
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Creek
- Drowning Creek lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the northwest of Creston.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Drowning Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Drowning Creek
- Hide-A-Way Hills
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hide-A-Way Hills
- Hide-A-Way Hills lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the south of Creston.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hide-A-Way Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Hide-A-Way Hills
- Hillcrest
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
- Hillcrest lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the southeast of Creston.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hillcrest have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Hillcrest
- Holiday Hills
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
- Holiday Hills lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the south of Creston.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holiday Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Holiday Hills
- Howard Springs
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
- Howard Springs lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the south of Creston.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howard Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Howard Springs
- Livesay
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livesay
- Livesay lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the south of Creston.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Livesay have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Livesay
- Meadowview
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowview
- Meadowview lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the southeast of Creston.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Meadowview have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Meadowview
- Plateau
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
- Plateau lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the north of Creston.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plateau have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Plateau
- Volunteer Heights
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Heights
- Volunteer Heights lies 5 miles [8 km]<1> to the south of Creston.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Volunteer Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Volunteer Heights
- Woodlawn
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
- Woodlawn lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the southeast of Creston.
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodlawn have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Woodlawn
- Woody
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody
- Woody lies 4 miles [6.4 km]<1> to the north of Creston.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Woody
How Far From Creston 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 Creston to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Creston and extending to:
- Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from Creston 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 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 483 miles [777.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,362 miles [10,238.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,076 miles [11,387.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,951 miles [7,967.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Creston. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Cumberland County: www.brockhill.org/
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- Creston) to Point B.If you need the driving distance (or directions), we recommend that you use one of the Mapping Services listed on our Map Page for Creston. Since we usually use Google Maps, we've provided the following link for your convenience: Google Map and Driving Directions starting from CrestonOur distance measurements begin at a specific point in Creston. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0092, Longitude: -85.0751 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 Creston 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> | 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 Creston, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Creston 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 312.743 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.56 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.003 degrees. |