Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McGehee, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McGehee and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McGehee
- 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 McGehee:
- 30.974344, -91.335112
- 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 McGehee
- 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 parish-by-parish basis. We have selected West Feliciana Parish as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for West Feliciana Parish
- Since McGehee is near Wilkinson County and also East Feliciana Parish, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wilkinson County
- eBird sighting report for East Feliciana Parish
- 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 McGehee ...
We found one communities that share the name McGehee.
Within Louisiana, the name McGehee is unique.
Beyond Louisiana, there is another community also named McGehee in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near McGehee ...
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.
- Alice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Converse ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Donegal
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Flower Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flower Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flower Hill
- Flower Hill is located in West Feliciana Parish
- Retreat
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Rosebank
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Spillman
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Wayside ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
How Far From McGehee 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 McGehee to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of McGehee once stood, the straight-line distance beginning in McGehee and extending to:
- Saint Francisville, which is the Seat of West Feliciana Parish, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McGehee to Saint Francisville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Baton Rouge, which is the State Capital of Louisiana, lies 37 miles [59.5 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 975 miles [1,569.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 38 days and walking would take 56 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,863 miles [11,044.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,575 miles [12,190.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,451 miles [8,772.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Louisiana: louisiana.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- McGehee) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McGehee. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.9743, Longitude: -91.3351 In this case, the coordinates for McGehee have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 McGehee, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 McGehee to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.21 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 311.885 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.567 degrees. |