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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 McLaughlin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McLaughlin and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 McLaughlin:
    • 45.813054, -100.811523
    • 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 McLaughlin
  • 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 McLaughlin ...

We found four communities that share the name McLaughlin.

Within South Dakota, the name McLaughlin is unique.

Beyond South Dakota, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, .

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alberta
      • This McLaughlin lies 648 miles [1,042.9 km]<1> to the northwest of the McLaughlin that is located in Corson County.
    • Arkansas
      • Crittenden County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of McLaughlin [Crittenden County].
    • Michigan
      • Delta County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of McLaughlin [Delta County].
    • New Brunswick
      • This McLaughlin lies 1,578 miles [2,539.5 km]<1> to the east northeast of the McLaughlin that is located in Corson County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McLaughlin ...

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.

  • Black Horse
    (28 miles [45.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Black Horse have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Horse
    • Black Horse is located in Corson County
  • Bullhead
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bullhead have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bullhead
    • Bullhead is located in Corson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bullhead <4>
  • Kenel
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenel
    • Kenel is located in Corson County
    • Estimated population in 2014: 61 people
  • Little Eagle
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Little Eagle have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Eagle
    • Little Eagle is located in Corson County
    • Population from the 2010 Census: 319 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Little Eagle <4>
  • Maple Leaf
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Leaf have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Leaf
    • Maple Leaf is located in Corson County
  • Pollock
    (25 miles [40.2 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pollock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pollock
    • Pollock is located in Campbell County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pollock <4>
  • Snake Creek
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Snake Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snake Creek
    • Snake Creek is located in Corson County
  • Timber Lake
    (29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Trail City
    (23 miles [37 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Trail City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trail City
    • Trail City is located in Corson County
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Trail City <4>

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

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

  • McIntosh, which is the Seat of Corson County, lies 26 miles [41.8 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McLaughlin to McIntosh, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
  • Pierre, which is the State Capital of South Dakota, lies 102 miles [164.2 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,297 miles [2,087.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,408 miles [10,312.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,172 miles [11,542.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,116 miles [8,233.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McLaughlin. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of South Dakota: sd.gov/

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- McLaughlin) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McLaughlin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 45.8131, Longitude: -100.8115       In this case, the coordinates for McLaughlin have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that McLaughlin could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>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.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 McLaughlin to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 323.791 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 322.545 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.686 degrees.




 

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