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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 McVille, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McVille 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 McVille:
- 34.286204, -86.127754
- 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 McVille
- 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 Marshall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
- Since McVille is near DeKalb County and also Etowah County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for DeKalb County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Etowah 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 McVille
Communities Also Named McVille ...
We found five communities that are also named McVille.
Within Alabama, the name McVille is unique.
Beyond Alabama, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Indiana
- Greene County
- This McVille is located in Greene County and lies 337 miles [542.3 km]<1> to the north of the McVille that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of McVille.
- Kentucky
- Boone County
- This McVille is located in Boone County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McVille that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of McVille.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This McVille is located in Attala County and lies 221 miles [355.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McVille that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of McVille.
- North Dakota
- Nelson County
- This McVille is located in Nelson County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the north northwest of the McVille that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of McVille.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This McVille is located in Armstrong County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the McVille that is located in Marshall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of McVille.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McVille ...
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.
- Double Bridges
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Double Bridges is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Bridges
- Hustleville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Hustleville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hustleville
- Kilpatrick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Kilpatrick is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kilpatrick
- Lot ‑ Historic
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Lot is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lot
- Marshall
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Marshall is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
- Minorville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Minorville is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minorville
- Painter
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Painter is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Painter
- Peters ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Peters is located in Marshall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peters
- Rains ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Rains is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rains
- Rogers
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rogers is located in DeKalb County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogers
How Far From McVille 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 McVille to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McVille and extending to:
- Guntersville, which is the Seat of Marshall County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McVille to Guntersville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Montgomery, which is the State Capital of Alabama, lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the south (S). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 595 miles [957.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 24 days and walking would take 34 days.
- The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,487 miles [10,439.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,197 miles [11,582.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,073 miles [8,164.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- McVille) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 McVille 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 McVille. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2862, Longitude: -86.1278 In this case, the coordinates for McVille have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 313.313 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.975 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.855 degrees. |
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