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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 Mayland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mayland 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 Mayland:
    • 36.046732, -85.199966
    • 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 Mayland
  • 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 Cumberland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cumberland County
    • Since Mayland is near Putnam County and also White County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Putnam County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for White 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 Mayland

Communities Also Named Mayland ...

We found one communities that are also named Mayland.

Within Tennessee, the name Mayland is unique.

Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named Mayland in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Virginia
      • Rockingham County
      • This Mayland is located in Rockingham County and lies 394 miles [634.1 km]<1> to the east northeast of the Mayland that is located in Cumberland County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rockingham County community of Mayland.

Curious and Interesting Names Near Mayland ...

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.

  • Claysville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Claysville is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
  • Drowning Creek
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Drowning Creek is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Drowning Creek
  • Dug Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Dug Hill is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dug Hill
  • Foot ‑ Historic
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Foot is located in White County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foot
  • Hickory Hills
    (5 miles [8 km] to the south)
    • Hickory Hills is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Hills
  • Mineral Springs
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Mineral Springs is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineral Springs
  • Neverfail ‑ Historic
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
    • Neverfail is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neverfail
  • Obey City
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Obey City is located in Overton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Obey City
  • Pinhook
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Pinhook is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook
  • Plateau
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Plateau is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plateau
  • Pleasant Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
    • Pleasant Hill is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 558 people
  • Ridgedale
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Ridgedale is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ridgedale
  • Standingstone
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Standingstone is located in Putnam County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Standingstone
  • Woody
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
    • Woody is located in Cumberland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woody

How Far From Mayland 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 Mayland to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mayland and extending to:

  • Crossville, which is the Seat of Cumberland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from Mayland to Crossville, with an average speed<2> 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 88 miles [141.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 488 miles [785.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 28 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,366 miles [10,245.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,080 miles [11,394.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,955 miles [7,974.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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 from Point A (ie- Mayland) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 Mayland 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 Mayland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.0467, Longitude: -85.2000       In this case, the coordinates for Mayland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.82 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.654 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.046 degrees.