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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 McMahan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McMahan 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 McMahan:
- 35.915921, -83.672673
- 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 Sevier County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Sevier County
- Since McMahan is near Knox County and also Jefferson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Knox County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson 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 ...
- Cannon County
- This McMahan is located in Cannon County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km]<1> to the west of the McMahan that is located in Sevier County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Cannon County community of McMahan.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Texas
- Caldwell County
- This McMahan is located in Caldwell County and lies 904 miles [1,454.8 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McMahan that is located in Sevier 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.
- Alder Branch
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Alder Branch is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alder Branch
- French Broad ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- French Broad is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for French Broad
- Gapcreek ‑ Historic
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Gapcreek is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gapcreek
- Henry Crossroads
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Henry Crossroads is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henry Crossroads
- Hicks Crossing
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Hicks Crossing is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hicks Crossing
- Knob Creek
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Knob Creek is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knob Creek
- Kodak
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- New Era
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- New Era is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Era
- Oak City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Oak City is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak City
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Peters Mill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Peters Mill is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters Mill
- Pleasant Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasant Hill is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Hill
- Seven Islands
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Seven Islands is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Islands
- Stony Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Stony Point is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Point
- Thorn Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Thorn Grove is located in Knox County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thorn Grove
- Union Valley
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Union Valley is located in Sevier County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
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:
- Sevierville, which is the Seat of Sevier County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 174 miles [280 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from McMahan to Nashville, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 418 miles [672.7 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 17 days and walking would take 24 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,309 miles [10,153.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,018 miles [11,294.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,894 miles [7,876.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McMahan) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McMahan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.9159, Longitude: -83.6727 In this case, the coordinates for McMahan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.894 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.571 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.444 degrees. |
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