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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 McWhorter, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McWhorter and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 McWhorter:
    • 33.613166, -84.836605
    • 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 McWhorter
  • 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Douglas County
    • Since McWhorter is near Carroll County and also Fulton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Carroll County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Fulton 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 McWhorter

Communities Also Named McWhorter ...

We found two communities that are also named McWhorter.

Within Georgia, the name McWhorter is unique.

Beyond Georgia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Kentucky
      • Clay County
      • This McWhorter is located in Clay County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the north of the McWhorter that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clay County community of McWhorter.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • This McWhorter is located in Harrison County and lies 454 miles [730.6 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McWhorter that is located in Douglas County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Harrison County community of McWhorter.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McWhorter ...

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.

  • Bent Pine
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Bent Pine is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bent Pine
  • Bright Star
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
    • Bright Star is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bright Star
  • Byers Crossroads
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Byers Crossroads is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Byers Crossroads
  • Emily ‑ Historic
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
    • Emily is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emily
  • Fairplay
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Fairplay is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairplay
  • Kings Point
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Kings Point is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kings Point
  • Links of Leith
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
    • Links of Leith is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Links of Leith
  • Neal Ferry
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
    • Neal Ferry is located in Carroll County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Neal Ferry
  • Orchard Park
    (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
    • Orchard Park is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orchard Park
  • Pumpkintown Ferry
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
    • Pumpkintown Ferry is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pumpkintown Ferry
  • Rivertown
    (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
    • Rivertown is located in Fulton County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivertown
  • Sweetwater Bluff
    (Less than 2 miles to the north)
    • Sweetwater Bluff is located in Douglas County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sweetwater Bluff

How Far From McWhorter 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 community such as McWhorter to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McWhorter and extending to:

  • Douglasville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McWhorter to Douglasville, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
  • Atlanta, which is the State Capital of Georgia, lies 27 miles [43.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take just about two full days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 566 miles [910.9 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 23 days and walking would take 33 days.
  • The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,464 miles [10,402.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,168 miles [11,535.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,046 miles [8,120.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- McWhorter) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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 McWhorter 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 McWhorter. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.6132, Longitude: -84.8366       In this case, the coordinates for McWhorter have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.511 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.956 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.495 degrees.