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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 McMullin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McMullin 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 McMullin:
    • 36.954217, -89.620359
    • 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 McMullin
  • 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 Scott County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Scott County
    • Since McMullin is near New Madrid County and also Mississippi County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Mississippi 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 McMullin

Communities Also Named McMullin ...

We found two communities that are also named McMullin.

Within Missouri, the name McMullin is unique.

Beyond Missouri, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Fresno County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the California community of McMullin [Fresno County].
    • Virginia
      • Smyth County
      • This McMullin is located in Smyth County and lies 444 miles [714.5 km]<2> to the east of the McMullin that is located in Scott County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Smyth County community of McMullin.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McMullin ...

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.

  • Bell City
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Bell City is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bell City
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 422 people
  • Buckeye
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Buckeye is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buckeye
  • Champion
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Champion is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champion
  • Circle City
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Circle City is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Circle City
  • Grayridge
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Grayridge is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grayridge
  • Guam ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Guam is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guam
  • Himmel
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Himmel is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Himmel
  • Little River
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Little River is located in New Madrid County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little River
  • Miner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Miner is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miner
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 939 people
  • Never Spur ‑ Historic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
    • Never Spur is located in Mississippi County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Never Spur
  • Poor Farm ‑ Historic
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Poor Farm is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poor Farm
  • Shady Dell
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Shady Dell is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Dell
  • Tanner
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Tanner is located in Scott County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
  • Toppertown
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the west)
    • Toppertown is located in Stoddard County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toppertown

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

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

  • Benton, which is the Seat of Scott County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<2> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McMullin to Benton, with an average speed<3> 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.
  • Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 697 miles [1,121.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 28 days and walking would take 40 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,226 miles [11,629.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,103 miles [8,212.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McMullin, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<2>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- McMullin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 McMullin 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 McMullin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9542, Longitude: -89.6204       In this case, the coordinates for McMullin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.623 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 312.008 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.757 degrees.