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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:
    • 37.234256, -83.999929
    • 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 Clay County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Clay County
    • Since McWhorter is near Jackson County and also Laurel County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Laurel 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 Kentucky, the name McWhorter is unique.

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

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Douglas County
      • This McWhorter is located in Douglas County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<1> to the south of the McWhorter that is located in Clay County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Douglas County community of McWhorter.
    • West Virginia
      • Harrison County
      • This McWhorter is located in Harrison County and lies 235 miles [378.2 km]<1> to the northeast of the McWhorter that is located in Clay 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.

  • Bond
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Bond is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bond
  • Buffalo
    (Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
    • Buffalo is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Buffalo
  • Cornelius
    (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
    • Cornelius is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cornelius
  • Deer Lick
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Deer Lick is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deer Lick
  • Green Hill
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
    • Green Hill is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
  • Greenmount
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • Greenmount is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenmount
  • High Knob
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • High Knob is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Knob
  • Lewis
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
    • Lewis is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lewis
  • Maplesville
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Maplesville is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maplesville
  • Peoples
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
    • Peoples is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peoples
  • Portersburg
    (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
    • Portersburg is located in Clay County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portersburg
  • Stringtown
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
    • Stringtown is located in Jackson County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
  • Victory
    (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
    • Victory is located in Laurel County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Victory

How Far From McWhorter 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 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:

  • Manchester, which is the Seat of Clay County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<1> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from McWhorter to Manchester, with an average speed<2> 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.
  • Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 81 miles [130.4 km] to the northwest (NW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 395 miles [635.7 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<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,261 miles [10,076.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,977 miles [11,228.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,852 miles [7,808.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions 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: 37.2343, Longitude: -83.9999       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 312.11 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 308.007 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.217 degrees.