Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in McCaln, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCaln and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McCaln

• 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 McCaln:
  • 30.449088, -84.402682
  • 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 McCaln

• 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 Leon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Leon County
  • Since McCaln is near Gadsden County and also Wakulla County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gadsden County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wakulla 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 McCaln

Curious and Interesting Names Near McCaln ...

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.

• Ebenezer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Ebenezer is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ebenezer
• Florence
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Florence is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Florence
• Four Points
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Four Points is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Four Points
• Helen
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Helen is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helen
• Henrietta
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Henrietta is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Henrietta
• Holland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Holland is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
• Lake View Point
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Lake View Point is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake View Point
• Rich Bay
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Rich Bay is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Bay
• Scotland
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
  • Scotland is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
• Shady Rest
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Shady Rest is located in Gadsden County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Rest
• Zion Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Zion Hill is located in Leon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Hill

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McCaln and extending to:

• Tallahassee, which is the Seat of Leon County, lies just to the East.
• Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies just to the east (E).
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 717 miles [1,153.9 km]<1> to the north northeast (NNE). If you could drive a straight line from McCaln to White House, with an average speed<2>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 41 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 28 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,593 miles [10,610.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,281 miles [11,717.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,166 miles [8,313.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'