Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy).
When in McGrath, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McGrath and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McGrath
- 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 McGrath:
- 62.953018, -155.592763
- 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 McGrath
- 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 McGrath ...
We found five communities that share the name McGrath.
Within Alaska, the name McGrath is unique.
Beyond Alaska, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Minnesota
- Mississippi
- Missouri
- Laclede County
- Although located in Laclede County, we don't know the location within the .
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Laclede County community of McGrath.
- Ontario
- This McGrath lies 3,154 miles [5,075.9 km]<1> to the east northeast.
How Far From McGrath to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as McGrath to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McGrath and extending to:
- Juneau, which is the State Capital of Alaska, lies 781 miles [1,256.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from McGrath to Juneau, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 45 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 31 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 3,520 miles [5,664.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 7 days, a buggy would take 138 days and walking would take 200 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,860 miles [9,430.8 km] and it lies to the north (N).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the north northwest (NNW).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,158 miles [8,301 km] and it lies to the north (N).<6>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McGrath. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Alaska: alaska.gov/