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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 Macey, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Macey and the surrounding area.
- 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 Macey:
- 36.376997, -85.997208
- 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 Macey
- 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 Smith County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Smith County
- Since Macey is near Trousdale County and also Macon County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Trousdale County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Macon 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 Macey
Communities Also Named Macey ...
We found five communities that are also named Macey.
Within Tennessee, the name Macey is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
In addition to the above occurrences of Macey, we know of two communities located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Craighead County
- This Macey is located in Craighead County and lies 245 miles [394.3 km]<1> to the west of the Macey that is located in Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Craighead County community of Macey.
- Iowa
- Hardin County
- This Macey is located in Hardin County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the Macey that is located in Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hardin County community of Macey.
- Texas
- Brazos County
- This Macey is located in Brazos County and lies 698 miles [1,123.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the Macey that is located in Smith County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Brazos County community of Macey.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- France
- - Lower Normandy
- Distance: 4,165 miles [6,702.9 km]<1> to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Macey
- - Champagne-Ardenne
- Distance: 4,396 miles [7,074.7 km] to the northeast
- Open a Google Map centered on Macey
Curious and Interesting Names Near Macey ...
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.
- Beech Bottom
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Beech Bottom is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beech Bottom
- Cartwright
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Cartwright is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cartwright
- Defeated
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Defeated is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Defeated
- Difficult
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Difficult is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Difficult
- Estimated population in 2014: 14,993 people
- Edgefield
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Edgefield is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgefield
- Graveltown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Graveltown is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Graveltown
- Gum Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Gum Springs is located in Macon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gum Springs
- Johntown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Johntown is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johntown
- Pleasant Shade
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Rock House
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Rock House is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock House
- Shady Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Shady Grove is located in Trousdale County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Tanglewood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Tanglewood is located in Smith County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanglewood
How Far From Macey to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Macey to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Macey and extending to:
- Carthage, which is the Seat of Smith County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 45 miles [72.4 km]<1> to the west southwest (WSW). If you could walk a straight line from Macey to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 519 miles [835.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,382 miles [10,270.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,975 miles [8,006.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- Macey) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 Macey 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 Macey. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3770, Longitude: -85.9972 In this case, the coordinates for Macey have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.319 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.273 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.301 degrees. |
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