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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 Magnolia Beach, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Magnolia Beach 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 Magnolia Beach:
- 36.351455, -89.440352
- 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 Magnolia Beach
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since Magnolia Beach is near Obion County and also New Madrid County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Obion County
- Open the eBird sighting report for New Madrid 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 Magnolia Beach
Communities Also Named Magnolia Beach ...
We found five communities that are also named Magnolia Beach.
Within Tennessee, the name Magnolia Beach is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Baldwin County
- This Magnolia Beach is located in Baldwin County and lies 412 miles [663 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Magnolia Beach that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baldwin County community of Magnolia Beach.
- Florida
- Bay County
- This Magnolia Beach is located in Bay County and lies 478 miles [769.3 km]<1> to the south southeast of the Magnolia Beach that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bay County community of Magnolia Beach.
- Hillsborough County
- This Magnolia Beach is located in Hillsborough County and lies 717 miles [1,153.9 km] to the southeast of the Magnolia Beach that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hillsborough County community of Magnolia Beach.
- Texas
- Calhoun County
- This Magnolia Beach is located in Calhoun County and lies 678 miles [1,091.1 km]<1> to the southwest of the Magnolia Beach that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calhoun County community of Magnolia Beach.
- Washington
- King County
- This Magnolia Beach is located in King County and lies 1,844 miles [2,967.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the Magnolia Beach that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the King County community of Magnolia Beach.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Magnolia Beach ...
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.
- Cat Corner
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Cat Corner is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cat Corner
- Cottonwood Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Cottonwood Grove is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottonwood Grove
- Edgewater Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Edgewater Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edgewater Beach
- Fourteen Bend ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Fourteen Bend is located in Pemiscot County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fourteen Bend
- Grays Camp
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Grays Camp is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Camp
- Hornbeak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Lake Drive
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Lake Drive is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Drive
- Linda
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Linda is located in New Madrid County (MO)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Linda
- Mooring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Mooring is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooring
- Owl City
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Owl City is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Owl City
- Spout Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Spout Springs is located in Obion County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spout Springs
- Sunkist Beach
(Less than 2 miles to the west)
- Sunkist Beach is located in Lake County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunkist Beach
- Estimated population in 2014: 547 people
How Far From Magnolia Beach 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 Magnolia Beach to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Magnolia Beach and extending to:
- Tiptonville, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies just to the Northwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 148 miles [238.2 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from Magnolia Beach to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 700 miles [1,126.5 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 6,520 miles [10,492.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,247 miles [11,662.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,123 miles [8,244.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Magnolia Beach) 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 Magnolia Beach 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 Magnolia Beach. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.3515, Longitude: -89.4404 In this case, the coordinates for Magnolia Beach have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 315.476 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.756 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.807 degrees. |
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