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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 Grassy Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Grassy 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 Grassy Creek:
    • 36.780936, -82.338200
    • 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 Grassy 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 Russell County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Russell County
    • Since Grassy Creek is near Scott County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 Grassy Creek

Communities Also Named Grassy Creek ...

We found six communities that are also named Grassy Creek.

There is one other community in Virginia that is also named Grassy Creek.

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

  • Communities Located In Virginia ...
    • Henry County
      • This Grassy Creek is located in Henry County and lies 134 miles [215.7 km]<1> to the east of the Grassy Creek that is located in Russell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of Grassy Creek.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Morgan County
      • This Grassy Creek is located in Morgan County and lies 93 miles [149.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the Grassy Creek that is located in Russell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Morgan County community of Grassy Creek.
    • North Carolina
      • Ashe County
      • This Grassy Creek is located in Ashe County and lies 54 miles [86.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Grassy Creek that is located in Russell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Ashe County community of Grassy Creek.
      • Mitchell County
      • This Grassy Creek is located in Mitchell County and lies 63 miles [101.4 km] to the south southeast of the Grassy Creek that is located in Russell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mitchell County community of Grassy Creek.
    • Ohio
      • Wood County
      • This Grassy Creek is located in Wood County and lies 338 miles [544 km]<1> to the north of the Grassy Creek that is located in Russell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wood County community of Grassy Creek.
    • Tennessee
      • Polk County
      • This Grassy Creek is located in Polk County and lies 169 miles [272 km]<1> to the southwest of the Grassy Creek that is located in Russell County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Polk County community of Grassy Creek.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Grassy 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.

  • Bush Mill
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Bush Mill is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush Mill
  • Crackers Neck
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Crackers Neck is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crackers Neck
  • Deans Store
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Deans Store is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deans Store
  • Hobbs Ford
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Hobbs Ford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hobbs Ford
  • Little Duck
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Little Duck is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Duck
  • Martin Ford
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Martin Ford is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martin Ford
  • Masons Store ‑ Historic
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Masons Store is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Masons Store
  • Mew
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Mew is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mew
  • Parsonage
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Parsonage is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Parsonage
  • Point Truth
    (Less than 2 miles to the west)
    • Point Truth is located in Russell County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Point Truth
  • Ravens Nest
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Ravens Nest is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravens Nest
  • Silica
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Silica is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silica
  • Continue List   (4 more) ...
    • Stringtown
      (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
      • Stringtown is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
    • Sunny Point
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Sunny Point is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Point
    • Twin Springs
      (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
      • Twin Springs is located in Scott County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
    • Willow Springs
      (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
      • Willow Springs is located in Russell County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Springs

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

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

  • Lebanon, which is the Seat of Russell County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Grassy Creek to Lebanon, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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.
  • Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 274 miles [441 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 323 miles [519.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,213 miles [9,998.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,923 miles [11,141.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,799 miles [7,723.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Grassy Creek) 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 Grassy 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 Grassy Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.7809, Longitude: -82.3382       In this case, the coordinates for Grassy Creek have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.102 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.788 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.647 degrees.