Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McRae - Helena, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McRae - Helena and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McRae - Helena
- 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 McRae - Helena:
- 32.068935, -82.900710
- 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 McRae - Helena
- 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 Telfair County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Telfair County
- Since McRae - Helena is near Wheeler County and also Dodge County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wheeler County
- eBird sighting report for Dodge 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near McRae - Helena ...
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.
- Cedar Grove
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Grove
- Cedar Grove is located in Laurens County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Cedar Grove
- From McRae - Helena to Cedar Grove
- Cedarpark
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast) - Helena
(Less than 2 miles to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Helena
- Helena is located in Telfair County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Helena <2>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Helena
- From McRae - Helena to Helena
- Jay Bird Springs
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jay Bird Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jay Bird Springs
- Jay Bird Springs is located in Dodge County
- Jordan
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east) - Poplar Hill
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Poplar Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Hill
- Poplar Hill is located in Dodge County
- Scotland
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Scotland have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scotland
- Scotland is located in Telfair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 334 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scotland <2>
- Towns
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Workmore
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
How Far From McRae - Helena 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 city such as McRae - Helena to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McRae - Helena and extending to:
- Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 144 miles [231.7 km]<3> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from McRae - Helena to Atlanta, with an average speed<4>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 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 575 miles [925.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,452 miles [10,383.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,143 miles [11,495.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,026 miles [8,088.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McRae - Helena. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Georgia: https://georgia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McRae - Helena) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McRae - Helena. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.0689, Longitude: -82.9007 |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 McRae - Helena to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.323 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.369 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.128 degrees. |