|
Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McAlpin, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McAlpin 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 McAlpin:
- 30.138934, -82.951726
- 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 McAlpin
- 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 Suwannee County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Suwannee County
- Since McAlpin is near Lafayette County and also Columbia County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lafayette County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Columbia 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 McAlpin
Communities Also Named McAlpin ...
We found two communities that are also named McAlpin.
Within Florida, the name McAlpin is unique.
Beyond Florida, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Harrison County
- This McAlpin is located in Harrison County and lies 653 miles [1,050.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McAlpin that is located in Suwannee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of McAlpin.
- Raleigh County
- This McAlpin is located in Raleigh County and lies 530 miles [853 km] to the north of the McAlpin that is located in Suwannee County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Raleigh County community of McAlpin.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McAlpin ...
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.
- Bass
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
- Bass is located in Columbia County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bass
- Dell
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Dell is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dell
- Grady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
- Grady is located in Lafayette County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grady
- Live Oak
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Mayo
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southwest)
- Padlock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Pouchers Corner
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Pouchers Corner is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pouchers Corner
- Sandy Point
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the south)
- Sandy Point is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Point
- Slade
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Slade is located in Suwannee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Slade
How Far From McAlpin to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McAlpin to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McAlpin and extending to:
- Live Oak, which is the Seat of Suwannee County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from McAlpin to Live Oak, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 691 miles [1,112.1 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 27 days and walking would take 40 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,542 miles [10,528.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,113 miles [8,228.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- McAlpin) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 McAlpin 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 McAlpin. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.1389, Longitude: -82.9517 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.248 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.012 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.59 degrees. |
|
|