Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Terry Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Terry Creek and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Terry Creek
- 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 Terry Creek:
- 36.438691, -84.311600
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on Terry 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 Campbell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Campbell County
- Since Terry Creek is near Scott County and also McCreary County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Scott County
- eBird sighting report for McCreary 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Terry Creek ...
We found one communities that share the name Terry Creek.
Within Tennessee, the name Terry Creek is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Terry Creek in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- South Carolina
- Greenville County
- This Terry Creek is located in Greenville County and lies 137 miles [220.5 km]<1> to the southeast of the Terry Creek that is located in Campbell County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greenville County community of Terry Creek.
- South Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near Terry 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.
- Block
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Bowl ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Buckeye
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Dean
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Doctors ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Elk Valley
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elk Valley
- Elk Valley is located in Campbell County
- Estimated population in 2014: 565 people
- Hickey
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast) - Pioneer
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pioneer have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pioneer
- Pioneer is located in Campbell County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pioneer <3>
- Royal Blue
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Royal Blue have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Blue
- Royal Blue is located in Campbell County
- Straight Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Straight Fork
- Straight Fork is located in Scott County
How Far From Terry 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 Terry Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Terry Creek and extending to:
- Jacksboro, which is the Seat of Campbell County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Terry Creek to Jacksboro, with an average speed<4> 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 138 miles [222.1 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 432 miles [695.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 25 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,311 miles [10,156.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,024 miles [11,304 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,900 miles [7,885.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Terry Creek. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Campbell County: www.co.campbell.tn.us/
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
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- Terry Creek) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Terry Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.4387, Longitude: -84.3116 In this case, the coordinates for Terry Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 Terry Creek to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.289 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.099 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.569 degrees. |