Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McNair, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McNair and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McNair
- 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 McNair:
- 47.319923, -91.672670
- 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 McNair
- 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 Lake County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Lake County
- Since McNair is near Saint Louis County, we have provided a link to its eBird sighting report:
- eBird sighting report for Saint Louis 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:
- Waymark.com
Communities Also Named McNair ...
We found seven communities that share the name McNair.
Within Minnesota, the name McNair is unique.
Beyond Minnesota, we know of another seven communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Mississippi
- Covington County
- This McNair is located in Covington County and lies 1,079 miles [1,736.5 km]<1> to the south of the McNair that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Covington County community of McNair.
- Jefferson County
- This McNair is located in Jefferson County and lies 1,083 miles [1,742.9 km] to the south of the McNair that is located in Lake County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Jefferson County community of McNair.
- New York
- North Carolina
- Richmond 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 North Carolina community of McNair [Richmond County].
- Robeson County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the North Carolina community of McNair [Robeson County].
- Texas
Curious and Interesting Names Near McNair ...
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.
- Beaver Crossing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Crossing
- Beaver Crossing is located in Lake County
- Castle Danger
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Castle Danger have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Castle Danger
- Castle Danger is located in Lake County
- Clappers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest) - Greenwood Junction
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenwood Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood Junction
- Greenwood Junction is located in Lake County
- Highland
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south) - Jordan
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast) - London
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast) - Silver Creek
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Silver Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Silver Creek
- Silver Creek is located in Lake County
- Winter
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
How Far From McNair 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 McNair to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McNair and extending to:
- Two Harbors, which is the Seat of Lake County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the south. If you could walk a straight line from McNair to Two Harbors, with an average speed<4> 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 most of a day.
- Saint Paul, which is the State Capital of Minnesota, lies 177 miles [284.9 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 936 miles [1,506.3 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 37 days and walking would take 54 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,051 miles [9,738.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,808 miles [10,956.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,724 miles [7,602.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McNair. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Lake County: www.lakecnty.com/
The official website for State of Minnesota: https://mn.gov/
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 drawn from Point A (ie- McNair) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McNair. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.3199, Longitude: -91.6727 In this case, the coordinates for McNair have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's 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 McNair 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> | 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. |
| <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 McNair 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 317.132 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 315.157 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.086 degrees. |