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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 Macks Creek, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Macks Creek and the surrounding area.
- 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 Macks Creek:
- 37.966583, -92.968658
- 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 Macks Creek
- 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 Camden County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Camden County
- Since Macks Creek is near Hickory County and also Dallas County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hickory County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Dallas 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 Macks Creek
Communities Also Named Macks Creek ...
We found one communities that are also named Macks Creek.
Within Missouri, the name Macks Creek is unique.
Beyond Missouri.
While we haven't found any other communities named Macks Creek in either the United States or Canada, we know of another community located outside of the United States and Canada.
- Communities Beyond North America ...
- Australia
- - Victoria
- Distance: 9,254 miles [14,892.9 km]<1> to the west southwest
- Open a Google Map centered on Macks Creek
Curious and Interesting Names Near Macks Creek ...
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.
- Bannister
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Bannister is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bannister
- Branch
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Branch is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Branch
- Celt
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Green Gables ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Green Gables is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Gables
- Leadmine
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Miller Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Miller Ford is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Miller Ford
- Only
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Only is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Only
- Pleasant Grove
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pleasant Grove is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Roach
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rodger Ford ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- Rodger Ford is located in Camden County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rodger Ford
How Far From Macks Creek to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as Macks Creek to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Macks Creek and extending to:
- Camdenton, which is the Seat of Camden County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from Macks Creek to Camdenton, 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.
- Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 60 miles [96.6 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 863 miles [1,388.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 49 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,573 miles [10,578.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,312 miles [11,767.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,195 miles [8,360.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- Macks Creek) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Macks Creek 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 Macks Creek. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.9666, Longitude: -92.9687 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.874 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.744 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.10 degrees. |
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