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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 McFarlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McFarlin and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 McFarlin:
    • 35.840622, -86.348326
    • 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 McFarlin
  • 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 Rutherford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Rutherford County
    • Since McFarlin is near Cannon County and also Wilson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for McFarlin

Communities Also Named McFarlin ...

We found one communities that are also named McFarlin.

Within Tennessee, the name McFarlin is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Oklahoma
      • Rogers County
      • This McFarlin is located in Rogers County and lies 513 miles [825.6 km]<1> to the west of the McFarlin that is located in Rutherford County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rogers County community of McFarlin.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McFarlin ...

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.

  • Dixieland
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Dixieland is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dixieland
  • Double Springs
    (Less than 2 miles to the east)
    • Double Springs is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Springs
  • Fieldcrest
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Fieldcrest is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fieldcrest
  • Georgetown
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Georgetown is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Georgetown
  • Glaze
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Glaze is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glaze
  • Indian Springs
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Indian Springs is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Indian Springs
  • Joyceland
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
    • Joyceland is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Joyceland
  • Quail Run
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
    • Quail Run is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
  • Ravenwood
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
    • Ravenwood is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ravenwood
  • Regency Park
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Regency Park is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Regency Park
  • Riverbend
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
    • Riverbend is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverbend
  • Stonebrook
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Stonebrook is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stonebrook
  • Twin Springs
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
    • Twin Springs is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Springs
  • Two Hills
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
    • Two Hills is located in Rutherford County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Two Hills

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

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

  • Murfreesboro, which is the Seat of Rutherford County, lies just to the West Northwest.
  • Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 32 miles [51.5 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could walk a straight line from McFarlin to Nashville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 552 miles [888.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 32 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,422 miles [10,335.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,139 miles [11,489.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,014 miles [8,069.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McFarlin) 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 McFarlin 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 McFarlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.8406, Longitude: -86.3483       In this case, the coordinates for McFarlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.516 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.426 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.582 degrees.