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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 McBean, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McBean 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 McBean:
- 33.243479, -81.950672
- 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 McBean
- 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 Richmond County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Richmond County
- Since McBean is near Aiken County and also Burke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Aiken County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Burke 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 McBean
Communities Also Named McBean ...
We found one communities that are also named McBean.
Within Georgia, the name McBean is unique.
Beyond Georgia, there is another community also named McBean in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Quebec
- This McBean lies 939 miles [1,511.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McBean that is located in Richmond County.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McBean ...
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.
- Adventure ‑ Historic
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Adventure is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Adventure
- Apple Valley
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Apple Valley is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Valley
- Bush ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Bush is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bush
- Dog Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
- Dog Ferry is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Ferry
- Dyes Crossroad
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Dyes Crossroad is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dyes Crossroad
- Fairvale
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
- Fairvale is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairvale
- Population from the 2010 Census: 6,769 people
- Gracewood
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Grays Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Grays Landing is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grays Landing
- Mechanic Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Mechanic Hill is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mechanic Hill
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Nixon ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Nixon is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nixon
- Rain Tree
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Rain Tree is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rain Tree
- Shell Bluff
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Shell Bluff is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff
- Shell Bluff Landing
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Shell Bluff Landing is located in Burke County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shell Bluff Landing
- Silver Bluff Ferry
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Silver Bluff Ferry is located in Richmond County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Bluff Ferry
- Twiggs
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
- Twiggs is located in Aiken County (SC)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twiggs
How Far From McBean 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 McBean to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McBean and extending to:
- Augusta, which is the Seat of Richmond County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from McBean to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 144 miles [231.7 km] to the west northwest (WNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 476 miles [766 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 19 days and walking would take 27 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,357 miles [10,230.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,050 miles [11,345.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,932 miles [7,937.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McBean) 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 McBean 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 McBean. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.2435, Longitude: -81.9507 In this case, the coordinates for McBean have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.828 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.964 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.482 degrees. |
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