Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in McCoole, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCoole and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McCoole

• 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 McCoole:
  • 39.446483, -78.972249
  • 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 McCoole

• 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 Allegany County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
  • Since McCoole is near Mineral County and also Garrett County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Mineral County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Garrett 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 McCoole

Curious and Interesting Names Near McCoole ...

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.

• Black Oak
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Black Oak is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Black Oak
• Claysville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Claysville is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Claysville
• Danville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Danville is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
• Franklin
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Franklin is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
• Headsville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Headsville is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Headsville
• Limestone
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Limestone is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Limestone
• Luke
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Luke is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luke
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60 people
• Markwood
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Markwood is located in Mineral County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markwood
• Moscow
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Moscow is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moscow
• Porters ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Porters is located in Allegany County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Porters

How Far From McCoole 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 McCoole to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McCoole and extending to:

• Cumberland, which is the Seat of Allegany County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McCoole to Cumberland, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
• Annapolis, which is the State Capital of Maryland, lies 136 miles [218.9 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 110 miles [177 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,955 miles [9,583.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,667 miles [10,729.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,543 miles [7,311.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'