Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McEwen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McEwen and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McEwen
- 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 McEwen:
- 36.108822, -87.634446
- 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 McEwen
- 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 Humphreys County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Humphreys County
- Since McEwen is near Dickson County and also Houston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dickson County
- eBird sighting report for Houston 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 McEwen ...
We found three communities that share the name McEwen.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named McEwen.
Beyond Tennessee, we know of another two communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, .
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Oregon
- New Brunswick
Curious and Interesting Names Near McEwen ...
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.
- Few Chapel
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Few Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Few Chapel
- Few Chapel is located in Humphreys County
- Forks of Blue Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forks of Blue Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Blue Creek
- Forks of Blue Creek is located in Humphreys County
- Jason Chapel
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jason Chapel have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason Chapel
- Jason Chapel is located in Dickson County
- Liberty
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest) - Milltown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Silvertop
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Spring Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Spring Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
- Spring Valley is located in Houston County
- Tennessee City
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tennessee City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
- Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
- Water Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Water Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
- Water Valley is located in Humphreys County
- Yellow Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Yellow Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek
- Yellow Creek is located in Dickson County
How Far From McEwen to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as McEwen to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McEwen and extending to:
- Waverly, which is the Seat of Humphreys County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from McEwen to Waverly, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 47 miles [75.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take most of two days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 611 miles [983.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,461 miles [10,398 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,182 miles [11,558.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McEwen. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 McEwen, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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- McEwen) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McEwen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1088, Longitude: -87.6344 |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 McEwen to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.325 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.394 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.07 degrees. |