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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 McPherson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McPherson and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 McPherson:
    • 30.247737, -82.080111
    • 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 McPherson
  • 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 McPherson ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name McPherson.

Within Florida, the name McPherson is unique.

Beyond Florida, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • California
      • Orange County
      • This McPherson is located in Orange County and lies 2,096 miles [3,373.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the McPherson that is located in Baker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of McPherson.
    • Georgia
      • Paulding County
      • This McPherson is located in Paulding County and lies 304 miles [489.2 km]<1> to the north northwest of the McPherson that is located in Baker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Paulding County community of McPherson.
    • Illinois
      • Coles 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 Illinois community of McPherson [Coles County].
    • Iowa
      • Madison County
      • This McPherson is located in Madison County and lies 1,013 miles [1,630.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the McPherson that is located in Baker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Madison County community of McPherson.
      • Montgomery County
      • This McPherson is located in Montgomery County and lies 1,049 miles [1,688.2 km] to the northwest of the McPherson that is located in Baker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of McPherson.
    • Kansas
      • McPherson County
      • This McPherson is located in McPherson County and lies 1,048 miles [1,686.6 km]<1> to the northwest of the McPherson that is located in Baker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the McPherson County community of McPherson.
    • Maryland
      • Anne Arundel County
      • This McPherson is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 687 miles [1,105.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McPherson that is located in Baker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of McPherson.
      • Frederick County
      • This McPherson is located in Frederick County and lies 689 miles [1,108.8 km] to the north northeast of the McPherson that is located in Baker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of McPherson.
    • Michigan
      • Wexford 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 Michigan community of McPherson [Wexford County].
    • Missouri
      • Adair County
      • This community is historic<3> and although located in Adair County, we don't know where within the county.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Adair County community of McPherson.
    • Nebraska
      • McPherson 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 Nebraska community of McPherson [McPherson County].
    • New Jersey
      • Hunterdon County
      • This McPherson is located in Hunterdon County and lies 822 miles [1,322.9 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McPherson that is located in Baker County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hunterdon County community of McPherson.
    • Tennessee
      • Bradley 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 Tennessee community of McPherson [Bradley County].
      • Roane 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 Tennessee community of McPherson [Roane County].

Curious and Interesting Names Near McPherson ...

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.

  • Brightsville
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Brightsville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brightsville
    • Brightsville is located in Duval County
  • Highland
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highland have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
    • Highland is located in Clay County
  • Hugh
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hugh have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hugh
    • Hugh is located in Clay County
  • Kenny
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kenny have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kenny
    • Kenny is located in Baker County
  • Manns Spur
    (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Manns Spur have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manns Spur
    • Manns Spur is located in Baker County
  • Maxville
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maxville
    • Maxville is located in Duval County
  • Pine Top
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Top have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Top
    • Pine Top is located in Baker County
  • Stokesville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stokesville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stokesville
    • Stokesville is located in Charlton County (GA)

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McPherson and extending to:

  • MacClenny, which is the Seat of Baker County, lies just to the Northwest.
  • Tallahassee, which is the State Capital of Florida, lies 131 miles [210.8 km]<1> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from McPherson to Tallahassee, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 662 miles [1,065.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 26 days and walking would take 38 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,177 miles [11,550.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,068 miles [8,156.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McPherson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Baker County: www.bakercountyfl.org/

The official website for State of Florida: www.myflorida.com/

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 from Point A (ie- McPherson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McPherson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2477, Longitude: -82.0801       In this case, the coordinates for McPherson 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 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 McPherson 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>We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McPherson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy.
<4>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.
<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 McPherson 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 310.777 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.484 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.267 degrees.









 

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