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.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Marvel
- 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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Sumner County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named Marvel ...
We found three communities that share the name Marvel.
Within Tennessee, the name Marvel is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Colorado
- West Virginia
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)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarbrook have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarbrook
- Cedarbrook is located in Sumner County
- Cherokee Woods
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cherokee Woods have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Woods
- Cherokee Woods is located in Sumner County
- Cloverhill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cloverhill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cloverhill
- Cloverhill is located in Davidson County
- Edenwold
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Harbor View
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harbor View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor View
- Harbor View is located in Wilson County
- Haysboro
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Hermitage
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage
- Hermitage is located in Davidson County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hermitage <3>
- Hermitage Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hermitage Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hermitage Hills
- Hermitage Hills is located in Davidson County
- Hopewell
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east) - Indian Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Forest
- Indian Forest is located in Sumner County
- Indian Lake Farms
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake Farms have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Farms
- Indian Lake Farms is located in Wilson County
- Indian Lake Forest
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Indian Lake Forest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Lake Forest
- Indian Lake Forest is located in Sumner County
- Continue List (9 more) ...
- Loveville ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Maplewood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Merry Oaks
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Merry Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Merry Oaks
- Merry Oaks is located in Davidson County
- Mudtavern
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mudtavern
- Mudtavern is located in Davidson County
- Panorama Harbor
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Panorama Harbor have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Harbor
- Panorama Harbor is located in Sumner County
- Rockland
(5 miles [8 km] to the north) - Rosebank
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Tulip Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tulip Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Grove
- Tulip Grove is located in Davidson County
- Woodlake
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Loveville ‑ Historic
How Far From Marvel 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 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<4> 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<5>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<6> 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).<7>
- 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).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,010 miles [8,062.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- Marvel) to Point B.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). |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.729 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.725 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.625 degrees. |