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.
- 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:
- 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:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named McMahan ...
We found two communities that share the name McMahan.
There is one other community in Tennessee which is also named McMahan.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named McMahan in the United States.
- Communities Located In Tennessee ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
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) - Crisp ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Ivy Bluff
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Mooretown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Oak Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east) - Pleasant View
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant View have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Pleasant View is located in Cannon County
- Pocahontas
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pocahontas have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pocahontas
- Pocahontas is located in Coffee County
- Red Hill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north) - Shady Grove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Coffee County
- Wildwood Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood Mill
- Wildwood Mill is located in Cannon County
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<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 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<4> 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).<5>
- 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).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McMahan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Tennessee: https://www.tn.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McMahan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McMahan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6862, Longitude: -86.0139 In this case, the coordinates for McMahan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 McMahan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.305 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.161 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.478 degrees. |