Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in McIllwain, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McIllwain and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McIllwain

• 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 McIllwain:
  • 35.862841, -88.079758
  • 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 McIllwain

• 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 Benton County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Benton County
  • Since McIllwain is near Decatur County and also Perry County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Decatur County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Perry 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 McIllwain

Curious and Interesting Names Near McIllwain ...

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.

• Chalklevel
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Chalklevel is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chalklevel
• Chaseville
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Chaseville is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaseville
• Cherokee Heights
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Cherokee Heights is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Heights
• Eagle Creek
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Eagle Creek is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eagle Creek
• Hydro
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Hydro is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hydro
• Maple Creek ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Maple Creek is located in Carroll County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Creek
• Poplar Springs
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Poplar Springs is located in Henderson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Springs
• Rockport
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rockport is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockport
• Sugar Tree
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sugar Tree is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sugar Tree
• Toms Creek ‑ Historic
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Toms Creek is located in Perry County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Toms Creek
• Trotters Ferry
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Trotters Ferry is located in Benton County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trotters Ferry
• Yellow Springs
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Yellow Springs is located in Decatur County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yellow Springs

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McIllwain and extending to:

• Camden, which is the Seat of Benton County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from McIllwain to Camden, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 75 miles [120.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 640 miles [1,030 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 25 days and walking would take 37 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,491 miles [10,446.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,212 miles [11,606.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,087 miles [8,186.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'