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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 Marvel, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Marvel 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 Marvel:
- 36.230610, -86.668886
- 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 Marvel
- 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 Davidson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Davidson County
- Since Marvel is near Sumner County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wilson 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 Marvel
Communities Also Named Marvel ...
We found three communities that are also named Marvel.
Within Tennessee, the name Marvel is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Bibb County
- This Marvel is located in Bibb County and lies 213 miles [342.8 km]<1> to the south of the Marvel that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bibb County community of Marvel.
- Colorado
- La Plata County
- This Marvel is located in La Plata County and lies 1,187 miles [1,910.3 km]<1> to the west of the Marvel that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the La Plata County community of Marvel.
- West Virginia
- Fayette County
- This Marvel is located in Fayette County and lies 335 miles [539.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Marvel that is located in Davidson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of Marvel.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Marvel ...
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.
- Cedarbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Cedarbrook is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Cherokee Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cherokee Woods is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Cloverhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Cloverhill is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverhill
- Edenwold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Edenwold is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Edenwold
- Harbor View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Harbor View is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Haysboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Haysboro is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysboro
- Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Hermitage Hills is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Hopewell is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hopewell
- Indian Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
- Indian Lake Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Indian Lake Farms is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Farms
- Indian Lake Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Indian Lake Forest is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Forest
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Loveville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Loveville is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loveville
- Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Maplewood is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplewood
- Merry Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Merry Oaks is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Mudtavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Panorama Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Panorama Harbor is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Harbor
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Rockland is located in Sumner County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
- Rosebank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Rosebank is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rosebank
- Tulip Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Tulip Grove is located in Davidson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Grove
- Woodlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Woodlake is located in Wilson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodlake
How Far From Marvel 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 Marvel to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of Marvel once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in Marvel and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the Seat of Davidson County, lies just to the Southwest.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies just to the southwest (SW).
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 558 miles [898 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from Marvel to White House, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 32 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 22 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,135 miles [11,482.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Marvel) 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> | 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 Marvel, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 Marvel 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 Marvel. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.2306, Longitude: -86.6689 In this case, the coordinates for Marvel have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.729 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.725 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.625 degrees. |
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