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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 Horse Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Horse 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 Horse Creek:
    • 36.437601, -82.625709
    • 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 Horse 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 Sullivan County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Sullivan County
    • Since Horse Creek is near Washington County and also Greene County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene 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 Horse Creek

Communities Also Named Horse Creek ...

We found eight communities that are also named Horse Creek.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Horse Creek.

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

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Greene County
      • This Horse Creek is located in Greene County and lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the south of the Horse Creek that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of Horse Creek.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Walker 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 Alabama community of Horse Creek [Walker County].
    • British Columbia
      • This Horse Creek lies 1,960 miles [3,154.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Horse Creek that is located in Sullivan County.
    • California
      • Siskiyou County
      • This Horse Creek is located in Siskiyou County and lies 2,173 miles [3,497.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Horse Creek that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Siskiyou County community of Horse Creek.
    • Illinois
      • Will 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 Illinois community of Horse Creek [Will County].
    • South Carolina
      • Aiken County
      • This Horse Creek is located in Aiken County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Horse Creek that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Aiken County community of Horse Creek.
    • Wisconsin
      • Polk County
      • This Horse Creek is located in Polk County and lies 799 miles [1,285.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the Horse Creek that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Horse Creek.
    • Wyoming
      • Laramie County
      • This Horse Creek is located in Laramie County and lies 1,255 miles [2,019.7 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Horse Creek that is located in Sullivan County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laramie County community of Horse Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Horse 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.

  • Butterfly ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Butterfly is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butterfly
  • Cloverbottom ‑ Historic
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Cloverbottom is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverbottom
  • Double Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Double Springs is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Fall Branch
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Gabtown
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Gabtown is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gabtown
  • Harbour
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Harbour is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbour
  • Harmony
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
    • Harmony is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
  • Haws Crossroads
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Haws Crossroads is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haws Crossroads
  • Lone Star
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Lone Star is located in Sullivan County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Lovelace
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Lovelace is located in Greene County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovelace
    • Meadowbrook
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
      • Meadowbrook is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
    • Mitchell Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
      • Mitchell Springs is located in Washington County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Springs
    • Poplar Grove
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
      • Poplar Grove is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Grove
    • Rock Springs
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
      • Rock Springs is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Springs
    • Slaughter ‑ Historic
      (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
      • Slaughter is located in Sullivan County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slaughter

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

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

  • Blountville, which is the Seat of Sullivan County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Horse Creek to Blountville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 231 miles [371.8 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 349 miles [561.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,241 miles [10,043.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,950 miles [11,184.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,826 miles [7,766.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

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 from Point A (ie- Horse Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Horse 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>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<4>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.
<5>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 Horse 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 Horse Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4376, Longitude: -82.6257       In this case, the coordinates for Horse Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.273 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.934 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.866 degrees.