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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 McClure, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McClure 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 McClure:
- 34.242601, -83.933237
- 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 McClure
- 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 Hall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hall County
- Since McClure is near Forsyth County and also Gwinnett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Forsyth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Gwinnett 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 McClure
Communities Also Named McClure ...
We found fourteen communities that are also named McClure.
Within Georgia, the name McClure is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of fourteen communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Greene County
- This McClure is located in Greene County and lies 244 miles [392.7 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McClure that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of McClure.
- Illinois
- Alexander County
- This McClure is located in Alexander County and lies 373 miles [600.3 km]<1> to the northwest of the McClure that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of McClure.
- Kansas
- McClure #
- 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 Kansas community of McClure.
- Kentucky
- Martin County
- This McClure is located in Martin County and lies 256 miles [412 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McClure that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of McClure.
- Perry 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 Kentucky community of McClure [Perry County].
- Louisiana
- Saint Landry Parish
- This McClure is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McClure that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of McClure.
- Michigan
- Gladwin County
- This McClure is located in Gladwin County and lies 676 miles [1,087.9 km]<1> to the north of the McClure that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gladwin County community of McClure.
- Mississippi
- Pearl River 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 McClure [Pearl River County].
- New York
- Broome County
- This McClure is located in Broome County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the McClure that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Broome County community of McClure.
- Ohio
- Henry County
- This McClure is located in Henry County and lies 492 miles [791.8 km]<1> to the north of the McClure that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of McClure.
- Oklahoma
- Custer County
- This McClure is located in Custer County and lies 874 miles [1,406.6 km]<1> to the west of the McClure that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of McClure.
- Pennsylvania
- Fayette County
- This McClure is located in Fayette County and lies 470 miles [756.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McClure that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of McClure.
- Snyder County
- This McClure is located in Snyder County and lies 574 miles [923.8 km] to the northeast of the McClure that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snyder County community of McClure.
- Virginia
- Dickenson County
- This McClure is located in Dickenson County and lies 215 miles [346 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McClure that is located in Hall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickenson County community of McClure.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McClure ...
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.
- Cherokee Trail
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Cherokee Trail is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cherokee Trail
- Flat Creek
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Flat Creek is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Creek
- Fox Trace
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Fox Trace is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fox Trace
- Green Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Green Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Meadows
- Hidden Harbor
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Hidden Harbor is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hidden Harbor
- Holiday Heights
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Holiday Heights is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Heights
- Holiday Meadows
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Holiday Meadows is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holiday Meadows
- Keith Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Keith Ferry is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Keith Ferry
- Lights Ferry
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Lights Ferry is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lights Ferry
- Maple Forge
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Maple Forge is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Forge
- Oscarville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Oscarville is located in Forsyth County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oscarville
- Pleasant View
(Less than 2 miles to the east)
- Pleasant View is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant View
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Quail Run
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the east)
- Quail Run is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail Run
- Reed
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
- Reed is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed
- Serene Shores
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Serene Shores is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Serene Shores
- Tanner
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Tanner is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tanner
- Trudy
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Trudy is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Trudy
- Twin Rivers
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)
- Twin Rivers is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twin Rivers
- Vista Brook
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Vista Brook is located in Hall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vista Brook
How Far From McClure 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 McClure to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McClure and extending to:
- Gainesville, which is the Seat of Hall County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 42 miles [67.6 km]<1> to the southwest (SW). If you could walk a straight line from McClure to Atlanta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take about three full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just about two full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 499 miles [803.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 20 days and walking would take 29 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,397 miles [10,295 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,100 miles [11,426.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,978 miles [8,011.3 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 from Point A (ie- McClure) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 McClure 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> | 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 McClure 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 McClure. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.2426, Longitude: -83.9332 In this case, the coordinates for McClure have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.005 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.461 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.987 degrees. |
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