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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 Suck Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Suck 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 Suck Creek:
- 35.180906, -85.426630
- 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 Suck 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 Marion County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marion County
- Since Suck Creek is near Hamilton County and also Sequatchie County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hamilton County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sequatchie 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 Suck Creek
Communities Also Named Suck Creek ...
We found one communities that are also named Suck Creek.
Within Tennessee, the name Suck Creek is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Suck Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Summers County
- This Suck Creek is located in Summers County and lies 298 miles [479.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the Suck Creek that is located in Marion County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Summers County community of Suck Creek.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Suck 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.
- Cedar Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Cedar Springs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
- Edwards Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Edwards Point is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edwards Point
- Hiddenbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Hiddenbrook is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hiddenbrook
- Liberty
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Liberty is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
- Lone Oak
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Lone Oak is located in Sequatchie County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Oak
- Mountain ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Mountain is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain
- Red Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Red Hill is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Rustic Villa
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Rustic Villa is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rustic Villa
- Shepherd Forest
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Shepherd Forest is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shepherd Forest
- Signal Mountain
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Skyline Park
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Skyline Park is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Skyline Park
- Springvale
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Springvale is located in Hamilton County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springvale
- Stanley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Stanley is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanley
- Sulphur Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Sulphur Springs is located in Marion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sulphur Springs
How Far From Suck Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Suck Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Suck Creek and extending to:
- Jasper, which is the Seat of Marion County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Suck Creek to Jasper, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 101 miles [162.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 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 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,127 miles [11,469.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,003 miles [8,051.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- Suck 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 Suck 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 Suck Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.1809, Longitude: -85.4266 In this case, the coordinates for Suck Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.929 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.657 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.357 degrees. |
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