Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McCoy Crossing:
  • 44.437012, -69.640600
  • 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 McCoy Crossing

• 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 Kennebec County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Kennebec County
  • Since McCoy Crossing is near Waldo County and also Somerset County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Waldo County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Somerset 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 McCoy Crossing

Curious and Interesting Names Near McCoy Crossing ...

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.

• China
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • China is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,339 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for China <1>
• Granite Hill
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Granite Hill is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Granite Hill
• Halls Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Halls Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Corner
• Jones Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • Jones Corner is located in Waldo County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jones Corner
• Lambs Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Lambs Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambs Corner
• Paines Corner
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Paines Corner is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paines Corner
• Sandhill Corner
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Sandhill Corner is located in Lincoln County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandhill Corner
• Summerhaven
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Summerhaven is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Summerhaven
• Wings Mills
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the west)
  • Wings Mills is located in Kennebec County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wings Mills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McCoy Crossing and extending to:

• Augusta, which is the Seat of Kennebec County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<2> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McCoy Crossing to Augusta, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Augusta, which is the State Capital of Maine, lies 11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest (SW). The buggy would take nearly four hours and walking would take five to six hours.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 539 miles [867.4 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 31 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,365 miles [8,634.1 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,079 miles [9,783.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 3,954 miles [6,363.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'