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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 Masseyville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Masseyville 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 Masseyville:
- 35.291941, -88.706721
- 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 Masseyville
- 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 Chester County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Chester County
- Since Masseyville is near McNairy County and also Hardeman County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for McNairy County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hardeman 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 Masseyville
Communities Also Named Masseyville ...
We found two communities that are also named Masseyville.
Within Tennessee, the name Masseyville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Walker County
- This Masseyville is located in Walker County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the east southeast of the Masseyville that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Walker County community of Masseyville.
- West Virginia
- Raleigh County
- This Masseyville is located in Raleigh County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Masseyville that is located in Chester County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of Masseyville.
Curious and Interesting Names Near Masseyville ...
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.
- Finger
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Forty Forks
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Forty Forks is located in McNairy County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forty Forks
- Hickory Corners
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Hickory Corners is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Corners
- Montezuma
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Palestine
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Palestine is located in Chester County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palestine
- Pine Top
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Pine Top is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
- Piney Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Piney Grove is located in Hardeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Piney Grove
- Rose Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
How Far From Masseyville 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 Masseyville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Masseyville and extending to:
- Henderson, which is the Seat of Chester County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Masseyville to Henderson, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 123 miles [197.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 688 miles [1,107.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 39 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,543 miles [10,529.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,264 miles [11,690.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,140 miles [8,272 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- Masseyville) 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 Masseyville 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 Masseyville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2919, Longitude: -88.7067 In this case, the coordinates for Masseyville have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.953 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.007 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.712 degrees. |
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