Drakes Creek

Drakes Creek is a stream in Sumner, Tennessee. Drakes Creek is situated nearby to the hamlet Woodlake, as well as near Harbor View.

Places of Interest

Highlights include The Hermitage and Rock Castle.

The Hermitage

Protected area

Photo: Jim Bowen, CC BY 2.0.

The Hermitage is a National Historic Landmark and museum located in Davidson County, Tennessee, United States, 10 miles east of downtown Nashville in the neighborhood of Hermitage. The Hermitage is situated 2½ miles south of Drakes Creek.

Rock Castle

Museum

Photo: Sugarlandfanatic, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Rock Castle State Historic Site, located in Hendersonville, Sumner County, Tennessee, is the former home of Daniel Smith. Construction began in 1784; its completion was delayed by conflicts with area Native Americans and the house was completed in 1796. Rock Castle is situated 2½ miles north of Drakes Creek.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Lakewood and Old Hickory.

Lakewood

Village

Photo: Ichabod, CC BY-SA 3.0.

Lakewood is a neighborhood of Nashville in Davidson County, Tennessee. The population was 2,302 at the 2010 census, at which time it was an incorporated city, as it was from 1959 until 2011. Lakewood is situated 2 miles west of Drakes Creek.

Old Hickory

Hamlet

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.

Old Hickory is a neighborhood of metropolitan Nashville, located in the Hadley Bend section of eastern Davidson County, Tennessee. Old Hickory is governed by the Metropolitan Council of Nashville and Davidson County, because the government of Davidson County is consolidated with that of Nashville. Old Hickory is situated 3 miles west of Drakes Creek.

Hermitage

Hermitage is a neighborhood of Nashville, adjacent to – and named in honor of – The Hermitage, the historic home of Andrew Jackson, seventh President of the United States.

Drakes Creek

Type: Stream
Also known as: “Drake Creek” and “Drakes Lick Creek”
Category: body of water
Location: Sumner, Tennessee, South, United States, North America
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Latitude

36.24589° or 36° 14′ 45″ north

Longitude

-86.59722° or 86° 35′ 50″ west

Elevation

446 feet (136 metres)

Open location code

868M6CW3+94

GeoNames ID

4618993

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