Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McCracken, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCracken and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McCracken
- 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 McCracken:
- 37.017553, -93.157959
- 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 McCracken
- 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 Christian County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Christian County
- Since McCracken is near Greene County and also Webster County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Greene County
- eBird sighting report for Webster 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 McCracken ...
We found five communities that share the name McCracken.
Within Missouri, the name McCracken is unique.
Beyond Missouri, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these five communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- British Columbia
- This McCracken lies 1,629 miles [2,621.6 km]<2> to the northwest of the McCracken that is located in Christian County.
- Kansas
- Pennsylvania
- Greene County
- This McCracken is located in Greene County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<2> to the east northeast of the McCracken that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of McCracken.
- Washington County
- This McCracken is located in Washington County and lies 728 miles [1,171.6 km] to the east northeast of the McCracken that is located in Christian County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of McCracken.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McCracken ...
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.
- Cassidy
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest) - Christian Center
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Christian Center have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Christian Center
- Christian Center is located in Christian County
- Cody
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Expansion
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north) - Green Mound Ridge
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Mound Ridge
- Green Mound Ridge is located in Christian County
- Highlandville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Highlandville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highlandville
- Highlandville is located in Christian County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,055 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Highlandville <4>
- Kissick
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Lawing ‑ Historic
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south) - Mentor
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Palace ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north) - Riverpark
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Rogersville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rogersville
- Rogersville is located in Webster County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,953 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rogersville <4>
- Shady Grove
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shady Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shady Grove
- Shady Grove is located in Christian County
How Far From McCracken 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 community such as McCracken to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McCracken and extending to:
- Ozark, which is the Seat of Christian County, lies just to the West.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 886 miles [1,425.9 km]<2> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from McCracken to White House, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take most of two days to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 51 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 35 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,628 miles [10,666.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,365 miles [11,852.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,246 miles [8,442.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCracken. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Missouri: https://www.mo.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 McCracken, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- McCracken) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCracken. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0176, Longitude: -93.1580 In this case, the coordinates for McCracken have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 McCracken to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 317.937 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.693 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.369 degrees. |