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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 McEwen, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McEwen 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 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dickson County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for McEwen

Communities Also Named McEwen ...

We found three communities that are also named McEwen.

There is one other community in Tennessee that is also named McEwen.

Beyond Tennessee, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, .

  • Communities Located In Tennessee ...
    • Williamson County
      • This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of McEwen [Williamson County].
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • We haven't found the location of this community yet.
    • Oregon
      • Baker County
      • This McEwen is located in Baker County and lies 1,696 miles [2,729.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the McEwen that is located in Humphreys County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Baker County community of McEwen.

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)
    • Few Chapel is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Few Chapel
  • Forks of Blue Creek
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Forks of Blue Creek is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks of Blue Creek
  • Jason Chapel
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Jason Chapel is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jason Chapel
  • Liberty
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Liberty is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
  • Milltown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
    • Milltown is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
  • Silvertop
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Silvertop is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silvertop
  • Spring Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
    • Spring Valley is located in Houston County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Valley
  • Tennessee City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
    • Tennessee City is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tennessee City
  • Water Valley
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
    • Water Valley is located in Humphreys County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Water Valley
  • Yellow Creek
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Yellow Creek is located in Dickson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Creek

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<3> 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<4> 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).<5>
  • 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).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,057 miles [8,138.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 McEwen 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 McEwen. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.1088, Longitude: -87.6344    
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.325 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 310.394 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.07 degrees.