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35.987045, -83.020985
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We found seven communities that share the name Long Creek.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named Long Creek.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
Communities Located In Tennessee ...
Macon County
This Long Creek is located in Macon County and lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Long Creek that is located in Cocke County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Long Creek.
Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Illinois
Macon County
This Long Creek is located in Macon County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the northwest of the Long Creek that is located in Cocke County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Macon County community of Long Creek.
New Brunswick
This Long Creek lies 1,125 miles [1,810.5 km]<1> to the northeast of the Long Creek that is located in Cocke County.
North Carolina
Pender County
This Long Creek is located in Pender County and lies 302 miles [486 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Long Creek that is located in Cocke County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pender County community of Long Creek.
Oregon
Grant County
This Long Creek is located in Grant County and lies 1,973 miles [3,175.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the Long Creek that is located in Cocke County.
For more information, please visit our profile page for the Grant County community of Long Creek.
Prince Edward Island
This Long Creek lies 1,240 miles [1,995.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Long Creek that is located in Cocke County.
South Dakota
Lincoln 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 Dakota community of Long Creek [Lincoln County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near Long 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.
Bat Harbor (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bat Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Bright Hope. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Wolf Creek. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
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 Long Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Long Creek and extending to:
Newport, which is the Seat of Cocke County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from Long Creek to Newport, with an average speed<6> 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 209 miles [336.4 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
The White House (Washington, DC) is 384 miles [618 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,278 miles [10,103.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,986 miles [11,242.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,863 miles [7,826.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
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- Long Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Long Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9870, Longitude: -83.0210 In this case, the coordinates for Long 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 Long 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>
An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace.
<5>
While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<6>
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.
<7>
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 Long Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<8>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.505 degrees.
<9>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.135 degrees.
<10>
The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.157 degrees.