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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 Cross Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Cross Creek 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 Cross Creek:
    • 35.157015, -85.275792
    • 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 Cross Creek
  • 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 Cross Creek ...

We found fifteen communities that share the name Cross Creek.

There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Cross Creek.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these fourteen communities, fourteen are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Williamson County
      • This Cross Creek is located in Williamson County and lies 100 miles [160.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cross Creek that is located in Hamilton County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cross Creek
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Williamson County community of Cross Creek.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Montgomery County
      • This Cross Creek is located in Montgomery County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Cross Creek that is located in Hamilton County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cross Creek
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Cross Creek.
    • California
      • Tulare 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 California community of Cross Creek [Tulare County].
    • Colorado
      • Arapahoe County
      • This Cross Creek is located in Arapahoe County and lies 1,108 miles [1,783.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Cross Creek that is located in Hamilton County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cross Creek
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Arapahoe County community of Cross Creek.
    • Florida
      • Alachua County
      • This Cross Creek is located in Alachua County and lies 431 miles [693.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cross Creek that is located in Hamilton County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cross Creek
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alachua County community of Cross Creek.
      • Hillsborough County
      • This Cross Creek is located in Hillsborough County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km] to the south southeast of the Cross Creek that is located in Hamilton County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cross Creek
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Cross Creek.
    • Georgia
      • Cherokee County
      • This Cross Creek is located in Cherokee County and lies 84 miles [135.2 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Cross Creek that is located in Hamilton County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cross Creek
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cherokee County community of Cross Creek.
      • Fayette County
      • This Cross Creek is located in Fayette County and lies 130 miles [209.2 km] to the south southeast of the Cross Creek that is located in Hamilton County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cross Creek
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Cross Creek.
      • Paulding County
      • This Cross Creek is located in Paulding County and lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the south southeast of the Cross Creek that is located in Hamilton County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cross Creek
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of Cross Creek.
    • Kansas
      • Pottawatomie 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 Kansas community of Cross Creek [Pottawatomie County].
      • Shawnee 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 Kansas community of Cross Creek [Shawnee County].
    • Maryland
      • Baltimore County
      • This Cross Creek is located in Baltimore County and lies 562 miles [904.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cross Creek that is located in Hamilton County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cross Creek
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baltimore County community of Cross Creek.
    • New Brunswick
      • This Cross Creek lies 1,234 miles [1,985.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cross Creek that is located in Hamilton County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cross Creek
    • Pennsylvania
      • Washington County
      • This Cross Creek is located in Washington County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Cross Creek that is located in Hamilton County.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Cross Creek
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of Cross Creek.
    • West Virginia
      • Brooke 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 West Virginia community of Cross Creek [Brooke County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Cross 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.

  • Dale Acres
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dale Acres
    • Dale Acres lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the southeast of Cross Creek.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dale Acres have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Dale Acres
  • Echo Glen
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo Glen
    • Echo Glen lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the northeast of Cross Creek.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Echo Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Echo Glen
  • Falling Water
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falling Water
    • Falling Water lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the north of Cross Creek.
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 1,232 people
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Falling Water have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Falling Water
  • Forest Park
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
    • Forest Park lies less than 2 miles<1> to the northwest of Cross Creek.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Forest Park
  • Forestdale
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestdale
    • Forestdale lies less than 2 miles<1> to the south of Cross Creek.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forestdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Forestdale
  • Fountain Village
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fountain Village
    • Fountain Village lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the southwest of Cross Creek.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Fountain Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Fountain Village
  • Galaxy Heights
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Galaxy Heights
    • Galaxy Heights lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the southeast of Cross Creek.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Galaxy Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Galaxy Heights
  • Green Hills
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hills
    • Green Hills lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the southeast of Cross Creek.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Green Hills
  • Greens Mill
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Mill
    • Greens Mill lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the northeast of Cross Creek.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Greens Mill
  • Hickory Woods
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Woods
    • Hickory Woods lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the southeast of Cross Creek.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hickory Woods
  • Hiddenbrook
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddenbrook
    • Hiddenbrook lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the west of Cross Creek.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hiddenbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Hiddenbrook
  • Kings Ridge
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Ridge
    • Kings Ridge lies less than 2 miles<1> to the east of Cross Creek.
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kings Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to Google Maps centered on Kings Ridge
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    • Long Branch
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Branch
      • Long Branch lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the northeast of Cross Creek.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Long Branch have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Long Branch
    • Quail Hollow
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Hollow
      • Quail Hollow lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the southwest of Cross Creek.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quail Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Quail Hollow
    • Red Bank
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Bank
      • Red Bank lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the south of Cross Creek.
      • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,881 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Red Bank have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Red Bank
      • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Bank<4>
    • Rustic Villa
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Villa
      • Rustic Villa lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the west of Cross Creek.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rustic Villa have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Rustic Villa
    • Shepherd Forest
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Forest
      • Shepherd Forest lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the southwest of Cross Creek.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shepherd Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Shepherd Forest
    • Skyline Park
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
      • Skyline Park lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the west of Cross Creek.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Skyline Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Skyline Park
    • Spring Valley
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
      • Spring Valley lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the southwest of Cross Creek.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Spring Valley
    • Springvale
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
      • Springvale lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the northwest of Cross Creek.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springvale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Springvale
    • Summertown
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summertown
      • Summertown lies less than 2 miles<1> to the northwest of Cross Creek.
      • Population from the 2010 Census: 866 people
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Summertown have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Summertown
    • Town Hills
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Town Hills
      • Town Hills lies 2 miles [3.2 km]<1> to the northeast of Cross Creek.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Town Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Town Hills
    • Valleybrook
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valleybrook
      • Valleybrook lies 3 miles [4.8 km]<1> to the east of Cross Creek.
      • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Valleybrook have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
      • Jump to Google Maps centered on Valleybrook

How Far From Cross 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 Cross Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Cross Creek and extending to:

  • Chattanooga, which is the Seat of Hamilton County, lies just to the South Southwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 109 miles [175.4 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from Cross Creek to Nashville, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 522 miles [840.1 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 6,410 miles [10,315.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,121 miles [11,460.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,997 miles [8,041.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Cross Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Hamilton County: www.hamiltontn.gov/

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- Cross Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Cross Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1570, Longitude: -85.2758       In this case, the coordinates for Cross 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 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 Cross 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 Cross 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 312.837 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.548 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.301 degrees.




 

 

 

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