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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 McCracken, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCracken and the surrounding area.
- 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 McCracken:
- 38.582023, -99.569027
- 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 McCracken
- 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 Rush County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rush County
- Since McCracken is near Ness County and also Ellis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ness County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Ellis 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 McCracken
Communities Also Named McCracken ...
We found five communities that are also named McCracken.
Within Kansas, the name McCracken is unique.
Beyond Kansas, we know of five communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- This community is historic<1> and although located in Mohave County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of McCracken.
- British Columbia
- This McCracken lies 1,305 miles [2,100.2 km]<2> to the northwest of the McCracken that is located in Rush County.
- Missouri
- Christian County
- This McCracken is located in Christian County and lies 365 miles [587.4 km]<2> to the east southeast of the McCracken that is located in Rush County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of McCracken.
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- This McCracken is located in Greene County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<2> to the east of the McCracken that is located in Rush County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of McCracken.
- Washington County
- This McCracken is located in Washington County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km] to the east of the McCracken that is located in Rush County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of McCracken.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McCracken ...
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.
- Arnold
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the west)
- Arnold is located in Ness County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
- Bison
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)
- Bison is located in Rush County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bison
- Population from the 2020 Census: 224 people
- Fort Downer
(28 miles [45.1 km] to the northwest)
- Fort Downer is located in Trego County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fort Downer
- Gray
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the south)
- Gray is located in Hodgeman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gray
- Harold
(29 miles [46.7 km] to the southwest)
- Harold is located in Ness County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harold
- Hays
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northeast)
- Hog Back
(23 miles [37 km] to the north)
- Hog Back is located in Ellis County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hog Back
- La Crosse
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)
- Ransom
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
- Rush Center
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southeast)
How Far From McCracken 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 city such as McCracken to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McCracken and extending to:
- La Crosse, which is the Seat of Rush County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from McCracken to La Crosse, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Topeka, which is the State Capital of Kansas, lies 211 miles [339.6 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,210 miles [1,947.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 69 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,769 miles [10,893.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,522 miles [12,105.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,424 miles [8,729.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 McCracken, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- McCracken) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 McCracken 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 McCracken. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.5820, Longitude: -99.5690 In this case, the coordinates for McCracken have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 322.472 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.165 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.254 degrees. |
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