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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 Laurel Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Laurel Creek and the surrounding area.
- 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 Laurel Creek:
- 35.762845, -85.559978
- 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 Laurel 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 Van Buren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Van Buren County
- Since Laurel Creek is near Warren County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Open the 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:
- Open the Waymark.com report for Laurel Creek
Communities Also Named Laurel Creek ...
We found five communities that are also named Laurel Creek.
There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named Laurel Creek.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of four communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Hamilton County
- This Laurel Creek is located in Hamilton County and lies 41 miles [66 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Laurel Creek that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hamilton County community of Laurel Creek.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Sussex County
- This Laurel Creek is located in Sussex County and lies 582 miles [936.6 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Laurel Creek that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sussex County community of Laurel Creek.
- Georgia
- Gwinnett County
- This Laurel Creek is located in Gwinnett County and lies 160 miles [257.5 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Laurel Creek that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gwinnett County community of Laurel Creek.
- Kentucky
- Clay County
- This Laurel Creek is located in Clay County and lies 143 miles [230.1 km]<1> to the northeast of the Laurel Creek that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of Laurel Creek.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Laurel Creek is located in Fayette County and lies 290 miles [466.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Laurel Creek that is located in Van Buren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Laurel Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Laurel 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.
- Bone Cave
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
- Bone Cave is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bone Cave
- Campaign
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Campaign is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campaign
- Cedar Grove
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Cedar Grove is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Denny Ferry
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Denny Ferry is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Denny Ferry
- Goodbars
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Goodbars is located in Warren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goodbars
- Harmony
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Harmony is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harmony
- Rock Island
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Sparkman
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Sparkman is located in Van Buren County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparkman
How Far From Laurel 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 Laurel Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Laurel Creek and extending to:
- Spencer, which is the Seat of Van Buren County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 73 miles [117.5 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from Laurel Creek to Nashville, with an average speed<3>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 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 515 miles [828.8 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<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,394 miles [10,290.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,108 miles [11,439.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,983 miles [8,019.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Laurel Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Laurel 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 Laurel Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.7628, Longitude: -85.5600 In this case, the coordinates for Laurel Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.031 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.856 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.269 degrees. |
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