Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McDonough, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McDonough and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McDonough
- 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 McDonough:
- 33.439989, -84.151070
- 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 McDonough
- 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 Henry County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Henry County
- Since McDonough is near Newton County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Newton County
- eBird sighting report for Clayton 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named McDonough ...
We found four communities that share the name McDonough.
Within Georgia, the name McDonough is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another four communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Delaware
- Michigan
- New York
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near McDonough ...
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.
- Bonanza
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west) - Chimney Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Chimney Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chimney Ridge
- Chimney Ridge is located in Henry County
- Cotton Indian Creek
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cotton Indian Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton Indian Creek
- Cotton Indian Creek is located in Henry County
- Crystal Springs
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Crystal Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Springs
- Crystal Springs is located in Henry County
- Dove Rest
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest) - Flakes Crossing
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flakes Crossing have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flakes Crossing
- Flakes Crossing is located in Henry County
- Greenwood
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Jenkinsburg
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jenkinsburg have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkinsburg
- Jenkinsburg is located in Butts County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 383 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jenkinsburg <4>
- Julia
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast) - Lake Chase
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Chase have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Chase
- Lake Chase is located in Clayton County
- Locust Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Grove
- Locust Grove is located in Henry County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,091 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Locust Grove <4>
- Lovejoy
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lovejoy
- Lovejoy is located in Clayton County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 7,512 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lovejoy <4>
- Continue List (11 more) ...
- Mayday ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Peeksville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Peeksville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peeksville
- Peeksville is located in Henry County
- Pinecrest
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Pleasant Grove
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Spalding County
- Red Oak
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Springwood Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood Valley
- Springwood Valley is located in Henry County
- Sunny Side
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunny Side have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunny Side
- Sunny Side is located in Spalding County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 139 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sunny Side <4>
- Swan Lake
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north) - Union
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Unity Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unity Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unity Grove
- Unity Grove is located in Henry County
- Woodlawn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Mayday ‑ Historic
How Far From McDonough 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 city such as McDonough to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McDonough and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 25 miles [40.2 km]<1> to the north northwest (NNW). If you could walk a straight line from McDonough to Atlanta, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 546 miles [878.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,443 miles [10,369 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,144 miles [11,497.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,023 miles [8,083.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McDonough. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Henry County: www.co.henry.ga.us/
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McDonough) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McDonough. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.4400, Longitude: -84.1511 In this case, the coordinates for McDonough 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 McDonough 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> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 McDonough 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 312.102 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.459 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.269 degrees. |