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:
- 34.171395, -118.348690
- 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 Los Angeles County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Los Angeles County
- Since McNeil is near Ventura County and also Orange County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Ventura County
- eBird sighting report for Orange 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 California, the name McNeil is unique.
Beyond California, 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 ...
- Arkansas
- 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 2,436 miles [3,920.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the McNeil that is located in Los Angeles County.
- Texas
- Caldwell County
- This McNeil is located in Caldwell County and lies 1,252 miles [2,014.9 km]<1> to the east of the McNeil that is located in Los Angeles 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 1,228 miles [1,976.3 km] to the east of the McNeil that is located in Los Angeles 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.
- Crescent
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Echo Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Highway Highlands
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highway Highlands have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highway Highlands
- Highway Highlands is located in Los Angeles County
- Magnolia Park
(Less than 2 miles to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magnolia Park have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magnolia Park
- Magnolia Park is located in Los Angeles County
- Shadow Hills
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shadow Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadow Hills
- Shadow Hills is located in Los Angeles County
- Studio City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Studio City
- Studio City is located in Los Angeles County
- Sun Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sun Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sun Valley
- Sun Valley is located in Los Angeles County
- Universal City
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Universal City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Universal City
- Universal City is located in Los Angeles County
- Valley Village
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Valley Village
- Valley Village is located in Los Angeles County
- Wahoo ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
How Far From McNeil 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 community 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:
- Los Angeles, which is the Seat of Los Angeles County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from McNeil to Los Angeles, with an average speed<4> 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.
- Sacramento, which is the State Capital of California, lies 350 miles [563.3 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,295 miles [3,693.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 90 days and walking would take 131 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,562 miles [12,169.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,331 miles [13,407.4 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,322 miles [10,174.3 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
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 Los Angeles County: www.lacounty.info/
The official website for State of California: https://www.ca.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 34.1714, Longitude: -118.3487 In this case, the coordinates for McNeil 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 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 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 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 336.344 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 336.278 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 325.694 degrees. |