Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Flat Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Flat Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Flat Creek
- 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 Flat Creek:
- 35.391187, -86.408327
- 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 Flat 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 Bedford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bedford County
- Since Flat Creek 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 Flat Creek ...
We found thirteen communities that share the name Flat Creek.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Flat Creek.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, twelve are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Overton County
- This Flat Creek is located in Overton County and lies 89 miles [143.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the Flat Creek that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Overton County community of Flat Creek.
- Overton County
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Jefferson County
- This Flat Creek is located in Jefferson County and lies 126 miles [202.8 km]<1> to the south southwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of Flat Creek.
- British Columbia
- This Flat Creek lies 1,891 miles [3,043.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Bedford County.
- Georgia
- Fayette 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 Georgia community of Flat Creek [Fayette County].
- Hall County
- This Flat Creek is located in Hall County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Flat Creek that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of Flat Creek.
- Idaho
- Benewah County
- This Flat Creek is located in Benewah County and lies 1,746 miles [2,809.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Benewah County community of Flat Creek.
- Kentucky
- Bath 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 Kentucky community of Flat Creek [Bath County].
- Louisiana
- Winn Parish
- This Flat Creek is located in Winn Parish and lies 416 miles [669.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Winn Parish community of Flat Creek.
- Missouri
- Barry County
- This Flat Creek is located in Barry County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Flat Creek that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Barry County community of Flat Creek.
- New York
- Montgomery County
- This Flat Creek is located in Montgomery County and lies 818 miles [1,316.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the Flat Creek that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of Flat Creek.
- Schoharie County
- This Flat Creek is located in Schoharie County and lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km] to the northeast of the Flat Creek that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Schoharie County community of Flat Creek.
- North Carolina
- Buncombe County
- This Flat Creek is located in Buncombe County and lies 218 miles [350.8 km]<1> to the east of the Flat Creek that is located in Bedford County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Buncombe County community of Flat Creek.
- South Carolina
- Lancaster 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 South Carolina community of Flat Creek [Lancaster County].
- Alabama
Curious and Interesting Names Near Flat 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.
- Bottle Hollow
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bottle Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bottle Hollow
- Bottle Hollow is located in Bedford County
- Chestnut Ridge
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chestnut Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Ridge
- Chestnut Ridge is located in Lincoln County
- Countyline
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Countyline have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Countyline
- Countyline is located in Moore County
- Cow Ford
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Hilltop
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Hix Mill Ford
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hix Mill Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hix Mill Ford
- Hix Mill Ford is located in Bedford County
- Lynchburg
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lynchburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lynchburg
- Lynchburg is located in Moore County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lynchburg <4>
- Pleasant Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bedford County
- Pleasant Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Pleasant Hill is located in Moore County
- Raysville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Roseville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast) - Willow Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Grove
- Willow Grove is located in Bedford County
How Far From Flat 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 Flat Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Flat Creek and extending to:
- Shelbyville, which is the Seat of Bedford County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 57 miles [91.7 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from Flat Creek to Nashville, with an average speed<5> 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 over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 569 miles [915.7 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<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,446 miles [10,373.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,161 miles [11,524.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,036 miles [8,104.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Flat Creek. 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 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Flat Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Flat Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3912, Longitude: -86.4083 In this case, the coordinates for Flat 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 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 Flat 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 Flat 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 313.535 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.384 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.715 degrees. |