Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McIntyre, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McIntyre and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McIntyre
- 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 McIntyre:
- 32.846593, -83.201090
- 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 McIntyre
- 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 Wilkinson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
- Since McIntyre is near Baldwin County and also Twiggs County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Baldwin County
- eBird sighting report for Twiggs 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 McIntyre ...
We found ten communities that share the name McIntyre.
Within Georgia, the name McIntyre is unique.
Beyond Georgia, we know of another ten communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these ten communities, nine are located in the United States and two are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Florida
- Louisiana
- Maryland
- Michigan
- Mississippi
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This McIntyre lies 806 miles [1,297.1 km]<1> to the north of the McIntyre that is located in Wilkinson County.
- Pennsylvania
- Utah
Curious and Interesting Names Near McIntyre ...
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.
- Balls Ferry
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Balls Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balls Ferry
- Balls Ferry is located in Washington County
- Cooktown
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south) - Coopers
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coopers
- Coopers is located in Baldwin County
- Edgars
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Goldens Mill ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goldens Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goldens Mill
- Goldens Mill is located in Wilkinson County
- Gordon
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gordon
- Gordon is located in Wilkinson County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,819 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gordon <5>
- Harrisburg
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Harrisburg have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Harrisburg is located in Baldwin County
- Hebron
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast) - Mount Pleasant
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Mount Pleasant. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Mount Pleasant is located in Baldwin County
- Mountain Springs
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Springs
- Mountain Springs is located in Jones County
- Tucker Ferry
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tucker Ferry have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tucker Ferry
- Tucker Ferry is located in Baldwin County
- Youngblood Corners ‑ Historic
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngblood Corners have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngblood Corners
- Youngblood Corners is located in Wilkinson County
How Far From McIntyre 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 town such as McIntyre to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McIntyre and extending to:
- Irwinton, which is the Seat of Wilkinson County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 92 miles [148.1 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from McIntyre to Atlanta, with an average speed<7>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 541 miles [870.7 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 22 days and walking would take 31 days.
- The shortest distance<8> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,430 miles [10,348.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,125 miles [11,466.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,006 miles [8,056.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<11>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McIntyre. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
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 things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McIntyre) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McIntyre. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8466, Longitude: -83.2011 In this case, the coordinates for McIntyre 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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 McIntyre 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 McIntyre, 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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <6> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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 McIntyre to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.528 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.714 degrees. |
| <11> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.051 degrees. |