Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McNeil, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McNeil and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McNeil
- 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 McNeil:
- 33.348819, -93.210980
- 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 McNeil
- 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 Columbia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Columbia County
- Since McNeil is near Nevada County and also Ouachita County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Nevada County
- eBird sighting report for Ouachita 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 McNeil ...
We found six communities that share the name McNeil.
Within Arkansas, the name McNeil is unique.
Beyond Arkansas, we know of another six communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these six communities, five are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Mississippi
- Leflore 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 McNeil [Leflore County].
- Pearl River County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of McNeil [Pearl River County].
- Quebec
- This McNeil lies 1,330 miles [2,140.4 km]<1> to the northeast of the McNeil that is located in Columbia County.
- Texas
- Caldwell County
- This McNeil is located in Caldwell County and lies 359 miles [577.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the McNeil that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Caldwell County community of McNeil.
- Travis County
- This McNeil is located in Travis County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km] to the southwest of the McNeil that is located in Columbia County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Travis County community of McNeil.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McNeil ...
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.
- Box Springs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Box Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box Springs
- Box Springs is located in Columbia County
- Delta
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Ebenezer
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Free Hope
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Glenville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Lumber
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Magnolia
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia
- Magnolia is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,443 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Magnolia <4>
- Snipe
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Tide Water
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tide Water have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tide Water
- Tide Water is located in Columbia County
- Village
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Waldo
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Waldo
- Waldo is located in Columbia County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,256 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Waldo <4>
How Far From McNeil 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 McNeil to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McNeil and extending to:
- Magnolia, which is the Seat of Columbia County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Little Rock, which is the State Capital of Arkansas, lies 110 miles [177 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from McNeil to Little Rock, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 978 miles [1,573.9 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,818 miles [10,972.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,544 miles [12,140.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,420 miles [8,722.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McNeil. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Arkansas: https://portal.arkansas.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 drawn from Point A (ie- McNeil) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McNeil. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.3488, Longitude: -93.2110 |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 McNeil 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 McNeil 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 317.653 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.882 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.004 degrees. |