Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McMahan:
  • 35.686183, -86.013877
  • 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 McMahan

• 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 Cannon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Cannon County
  • Since McMahan is near Warren County and also Coffee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Warren County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Coffee 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 McMahan

Communities Also Named McMahan ...

We found two communities that are also named McMahan.

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

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

• Communities Located In Tennessee ...
  • Sevier County
    • This McMahan is located in Sevier County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the east of the McMahan that is located in Cannon County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Sevier County community of McMahan.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Caldwell County
    • This McMahan is located in Caldwell County and lies 779 miles [1,253.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McMahan that is located in Cannon County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of McMahan.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McMahan ...

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.

• Coldwater ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Coldwater is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coldwater
• Crisp ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Crisp is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp
• Ivy Bluff
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
  • Ivy Bluff is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ivy Bluff
• Mooretown
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Mooretown is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mooretown
• Oak Grove
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Oak Grove is located in Warren County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Pleasant View
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pleasant View is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
• Pocahontas
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Pocahontas is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
• Red Hill
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
  • Red Hill is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Shady Grove
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Shady Grove is located in Coffee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
• Wildwood Mill
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Wildwood Mill is located in Cannon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Mill

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

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

• Woodbury, which is the Seat of Cannon County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McMahan to Woodbury, with an average speed<2> 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 53 miles [85.3 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 540 miles [869 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,131 miles [11,476.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'