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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 Drowning Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Drowning 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 Drowning Creek:
    • 36.055066, -85.137463
    • 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 Drowning 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Drowning Creek is near Putnam County and also Overton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Overton 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 Drowning Creek

Communities Also Named Drowning Creek ...

We found one communities that are also named Drowning Creek.

Within Tennessee, the name Drowning Creek is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Drowning Creek in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • North Carolina
      • Burke 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 North Carolina community of Drowning Creek [Burke County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near Drowning 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.

  • Claysville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Claysville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
  • Cliff Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Cliff Springs is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cliff Springs
  • Hickory Hills
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Hillcrest
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Hillcrest is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hillcrest
  • Holiday Hills
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
    • Holiday Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Hills
  • Howard Springs
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Howard Springs is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard Springs
  • Mayland
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
    • Mayland is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mayland
  • Mineral Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Mineral Springs is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Neverfail ‑ Historic
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
  • Obey City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Obey City is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
  • Plateau
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Plateau is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
  • Pleasant Hill
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Woodlawn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodlawn is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlawn
  • Woody
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Woody is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in Drowning Creek and extending to:

  • Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Drowning Creek to Crossville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 91 miles [146.5 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 485 miles [780.5 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,363 miles [10,240.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,077 miles [11,389.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,952 miles [7,969.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 Drowning 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- Drowning Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Drowning Creek 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 Drowning Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0551, Longitude: -85.1375       In this case, the coordinates for Drowning Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.782 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.611 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.017 degrees.