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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 Wood Creek West, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Wood Creek West 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 Wood Creek West:
    • 35.946469, -84.134637
    • 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 Wood Creek West
  • 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 Knox County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
    • Since Wood Creek West is near Anderson County and also Blount County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Anderson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Blount 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 Wood Creek West

Curious and Interesting Names Near Wood Creek West ...

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.

  • Ball Camp
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Ball Camp is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ball Camp
  • Camelot
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • Camelot is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Camelot
  • Cedar Bluff
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Bluff is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Bluff
  • Cedar Springs
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Cedar Springs is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Springs
  • Golden Meadows
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Golden Meadows is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Golden Meadows
  • Gulf Park
    (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
    • Gulf Park is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Park
  • Gulfwood
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Gulfwood is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulfwood
  • King Arthur Court
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
    • King Arthur Court is located in Anderson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for King Arthur Court
  • Meadowbrook
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Meadowbrook is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Meadowbrook
  • Plum Creek
    (Less than 2 miles to the south)
    • Plum Creek is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plum Creek
  • Robinson Crossroads
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Robinson Crossroads is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Robinson Crossroads
  • Spanish Trails
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
    • Spanish Trails is located in Knox County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spanish Trails
  • Continue List   (5 more) ...
    • Sweet Briar
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
      • Sweet Briar is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweet Briar
    • Ten Mile
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
      • Ten Mile is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ten Mile
    • Trails End
      (Less than 2 miles to the east)
      • Trails End is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trails End
    • Twin Springs
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
      • Twin Springs is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
    • Volunteer Village
      (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
      • Volunteer Village is located in Knox County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Volunteer Village

How Far From Wood Creek West 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 Wood Creek West to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Wood Creek West and extending to:

  • Knoxville, which is the Seat of Knox County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from Wood Creek West to Knoxville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 148 miles [238.2 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 9 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,326 miles [10,180.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,037 miles [11,325 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,913 miles [7,906.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>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- Wood Creek West) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Wood Creek West 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 Wood Creek West. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9465, Longitude: -84.1346       In this case, the coordinates for Wood Creek West have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.172 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.895 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.627 degrees.