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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 McClure, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McClure 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 McClure:
    • 32.846518, -87.842236
    • 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 McClure
  • 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
    • Since McClure is near Hale County and also Tuscaloosa County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Hale County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Tuscaloosa 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 McClure

Communities Also Named McClure ...

We found fourteen communities that are also named McClure.

Within Alabama, the name McClure is unique.

Beyond Alabama, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This McClure is located in Hall County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the McClure that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of McClure.
    • Illinois
      • Alexander County
      • This McClure is located in Alexander County and lies 321 miles [516.6 km]<1> to the north northwest of the McClure that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of McClure.
    • Kansas
      • McClure #
      • 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 Kansas community of McClure.
    • Kentucky
      • Martin County
      • This McClure is located in Martin County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the McClure that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of McClure.
      • Perry 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 Kentucky community of McClure [Perry County].
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Landry Parish
      • This McClure is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McClure that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of McClure.
    • Michigan
      • Gladwin County
      • This McClure is located in Gladwin County and lies 794 miles [1,277.8 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McClure that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gladwin County community of McClure.
    • Mississippi
      • Pearl River 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 Mississippi community of McClure [Pearl River County].
    • New York
      • Broome County
      • This McClure is located in Broome County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the McClure that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of McClure.
    • Ohio
      • Henry County
      • This McClure is located in Henry County and lies 626 miles [1,007.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McClure that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of McClure.
    • Oklahoma
      • Custer County
      • This McClure is located in Custer County and lies 681 miles [1,096 km]<1> to the west northwest of the McClure that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of McClure.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This McClure is located in Fayette County and lies 679 miles [1,092.7 km]<1> to the northeast of the McClure that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of McClure.
      • Snyder County
      • This McClure is located in Snyder County and lies 795 miles [1,279.4 km] to the northeast of the McClure that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snyder County community of McClure.
    • Virginia
      • Dickenson County
      • This McClure is located in Dickenson County and lies 426 miles [685.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the McClure that is located in Greene County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickenson County community of McClure.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McClure ...

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.

  • Chiles Ferry
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
    • Chiles Ferry is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chiles Ferry
  • Cypress
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Cypress is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cypress
  • Five Points
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Five Points is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Forkland
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
    • Forkland is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forkland
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 583 people
  • Guinea
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Guinea is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Guinea
  • Harper Hill
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Harper Hill is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harper Hill
  • Havana
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
    • Havana is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Havana
  • Jennings Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jennings Ferry is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jennings Ferry
  • Lizzieville
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
    • Lizzieville is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lizzieville
  • Powers
    (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Powers is located in Hale County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Powers
  • Rocky Ford
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Rocky Ford is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
  • Thornhill
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Thornhill is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Thornhill
  • Union
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Union is located in Greene County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 207 people

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

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

  • Eutaw, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies just to the West.
  • Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 95 miles [152.9 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from McClure to Montgomery, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 734 miles [1,181.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 29 days and walking would take 42 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,627 miles [10,665.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,336 miles [11,806.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,212 miles [8,387.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'

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 from Point A (ie- McClure) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 McClure 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>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 McClure 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 McClure. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8465, Longitude: -87.8422       In this case, the coordinates for McClure have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 314.257 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 309.867 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 310.851 degrees.