Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McPherson, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McPherson and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McPherson
- 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 McPherson:
- 41.011384, -95.336661
- 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 McPherson
- 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 Montgomery County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Montgomery County
- Since McPherson is near Mills County and also Fremont County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mills County
- eBird sighting report for Fremont 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 McPherson ...
We found fourteen communities that share the name McPherson.
There is one other community in Iowa which is also named McPherson.
Beyond Iowa, we know of another thirteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Located In Iowa ...
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Florida
- Georgia
- Illinois
- Kansas
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This McPherson is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 992 miles [1,596.5 km]<1> to the east of the McPherson that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of McPherson.
- Frederick County
- This McPherson is located in Frederick County and lies 961 miles [1,546.6 km] to the east of the McPherson that is located in Montgomery County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Frederick County community of McPherson.
- Michigan
- Missouri
- Nebraska
- New Jersey
- Tennessee
- Bradley 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 Tennessee community of McPherson [Bradley County].
- Roane County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of McPherson [Roane County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near McPherson ...
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.
- Carson
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
- Carson is located in Pottawattamie County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 813 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson <4>
- Clark
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west) - Climax
(5 miles [8 km] to the south) - Grant
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northeast) - Hepburn
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast) - Mineola
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mineola have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mineola
- Mineola is located in Mills County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mineola <4>
- Randolph
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Randolph
- Randolph is located in Fremont County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 145 people
- Red Oak
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Oak
- Red Oak is located in Montgomery County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,271 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Red Oak <4>
- Silver City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver City
- Silver City is located in Mills County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 246 people
- Tenville
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tenville
- Tenville is located in Montgomery County
How Far From McPherson 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 community such as McPherson to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McPherson and extending to:
- Red Oak, which is the Seat of Montgomery County, lies just to the East.
- Des Moines, which is the State Capital of Iowa, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from McPherson to Des Moines, with an average speed<6>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 three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 977 miles [1,572.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 39 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<7> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,498 miles [10,457.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,248 miles [11,664.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,146 miles [8,281.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<10>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McPherson. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Iowa: https://www.iowa.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- McPherson) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McPherson. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.0114, Longitude: -95.3367 In this case, the coordinates for McPherson 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 Rock Creek to see Pete ... Rock 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 McPherson 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 McPherson, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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. |
| <7> | 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 McPherson to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.655 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 317.198 degrees. |
| <10> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.666 degrees. |