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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 McKee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McKee 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 McKee:
- 37.430239, -83.998577
- 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 McKee
- 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 Jackson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
- Since McKee is near Lee County and also Estill County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Estill 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 McKee
Communities Also Named McKee ...
We found seven communities that are also named McKee.
Within Kentucky, the name McKee is unique.
Beyond Kentucky, we know of seven communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these seven communities, six are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Dawson County
- This McKee is located in Dawson County and lies 205 miles [329.9 km]<1> to the south of the McKee that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dawson County community of McKee.
- Minnesota
- Dakota 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 Minnesota community of McKee [Dakota County].
- Oregon
- Marion County
- This McKee is located in Marion County and lies 2,061 miles [3,316.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the McKee that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marion County community of McKee.
- Pennsylvania
- Blair County
- This McKee is located in Blair County and lies 361 miles [581 km]<1> to the northeast of the McKee that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Blair County community of McKee.
- Perry County
- This McKee is located in Perry County and lies 418 miles [672.7 km] to the east northeast of the McKee that is located in Jackson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Perry County community of McKee.
- Quebec
- This McKee lies 683 miles [1,099.2 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McKee that is located in Jackson County.
- Texas
- Moore 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 Texas community of McKee [Moore County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near McKee ...
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.
- Blooming Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Blooming Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blooming Grove
- Bond
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Bond is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
- Brazil
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Brazil is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brazil
- Chestnut Flat
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Chestnut Flat is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chestnut Flat
- Foxtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Gray Hawk
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Huff
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Huff is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huff
- Loam
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
- Loam is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Loam
- Mildred
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Mildred is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mildred
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Sand Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Sand Springs is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Springs
- Sandgap
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
- Sandgap is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandgap
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Seven Pines
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Seven Pines is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Pines
- Sparks
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Sparks is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparks
- Turkey Foot
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Turkey Foot is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey Foot
- Upper Indian Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Upper Indian Creek is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Indian Creek
- Wind Cave
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Wind Cave is located in Jackson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Cave
How Far From McKee 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 McKee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McKee and extending to:
- Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 71 miles [114.3 km]<1> to the northwest (NW). If you could drive a straight line from McKee to Frankfort, with an average speed<3>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 4 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 391 miles [629.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 16 days and walking would take 23 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,252 miles [10,061.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,968 miles [11,213.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,844 miles [7,795.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McKee) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird 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 McKee 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> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 McKee 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 McKee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.4302, Longitude: -83.9986 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.11 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.036 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.161 degrees. |
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