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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 Lick Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Lick 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 Lick Creek:
    • 36.321166, -88.021978
    • 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 Lick 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
    • Since Lick Creek is near Houston County and also Henry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Houston County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Henry 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 Lick Creek

Communities Also Named Lick Creek ...

We found seven communities that are also named Lick Creek.

There are two communities within Tennessee that are also named Lick Creek.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Decatur County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lick Creek [Decatur County].
    • Hickman County
      • This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of Lick Creek [Hickman County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Illinois
      • Union County
      • This Lick Creek is located in Union County and lies 101 miles [162.5 km]<3> to the northwest of the Lick Creek that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Union County community of Lick Creek.
    • Kentucky
      • Lawrence County
      • This Lick Creek is located in Lawrence County and lies 309 miles [497.3 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Lick Creek that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Lawrence County community of Lick Creek.
      • Pike County
      • This Lick Creek is located in Pike County and lies 324 miles [521.4 km] to the east northeast of the Lick Creek that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pike County community of Lick Creek.
    • West Virginia
      • Boone County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<1> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of Lick Creek [Boone County].
      • Summers County
      • This Lick Creek is located in Summers County and lies 400 miles [643.7 km]<3> to the east northeast of the Lick Creek that is located in Benton County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Lick Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Lick 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.

  • Bass Bay
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Bass Bay is located in Benton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass Bay
  • Big Sandy
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Cotton Patch Crossroads
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Cross Roads
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Cross Roads is located in Stewart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cross Roads
  • Danville ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Danville is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
  • Elkhorn
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Elkhorn is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elkhorn
  • Griffin ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Griffin is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Griffin
  • Liberty
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Liberty is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Magnolia
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Magnolia is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
  • Manleyville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Manleyville is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manleyville
  • Mint Spring ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Mint Spring is located in Stewart County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mint Spring
  • Moons
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Moons is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moons
  • Oak Grove
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
    • Oak Grove is located in Henry County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove

How Far From Lick Creek to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Lick Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Camden, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Lick Creek to Camden, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 70 miles [112.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 626 miles [1,007.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 36 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,466 miles [10,406 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,189 miles [11,569.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,064 miles [8,149.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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 Lick 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.
<2>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 Lick Creek, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<3>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Lick Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Lick 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 Lick Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3212, Longitude: -88.0220       In this case, the coordinates for Lick Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.577 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.714 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.189 degrees.