Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McMinnville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McMinnville and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McMinnville
- 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 McMinnville:
- 35.687139, -85.774312
- 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 McMinnville
- 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 Warren County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Warren County
- Since McMinnville is near DeKalb County and also Van Buren County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- eBird sighting report for Van Buren 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 McMinnville ...
We found one communities that share the name McMinnville.
Within Tennessee, the name McMinnville is unique.
Beyond Tennessee, there is another community also named McMinnville in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Oregon
- Yamhill County
- This McMinnville is located in Yamhill County and lies 2,052 miles [3,302.4 km]<1> to the west northwest of the McMinnville that is located in Warren County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Yamhill County community of McMinnville.
- Oregon
Curious and Interesting Names Near McMinnville ...
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.
- Bethany
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west) - Crisp Spring
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crisp Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crisp Spring
- Crisp Spring is located in Warren County
- Daylight
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Earleyville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Earleyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earleyville
- Earleyville is located in Warren County
- Greens Crossroad
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greens Crossroad have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greens Crossroad
- Greens Crossroad is located in Warren County
- Groves ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east) - Isleford
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Jessie
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north) - Shady Rest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Rest have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
- Shady Rest is located in Warren County
- Smartt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Union
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
How Far From McMinnville to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as McMinnville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McMinnville and extending to:
- Nashville, which is the State Capital of Tennessee, lies 64 miles [103 km]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could walk a straight line from McMinnville to Nashville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 528 miles [849.7 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 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,406 miles [10,309.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,120 miles [11,458.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,996 miles [8,040.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McMinnville. 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' (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- McMinnville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McMinnville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.6871, Longitude: -85.7743 |
| <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 McMinnville 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 313.159 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.993 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.377 degrees. |