Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McCredie:
  • 38.960041, -91.932400
  • 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 McCredie

• 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 Callaway County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Callaway County
  • Since McCredie is near Audrain County and also Boone County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Audrain County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Boone 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 McCredie

Communities Also Named McCredie ...

We found one communities that are also named McCredie.

Within Missouri, the name McCredie is unique.

Beyond Missouri, there is another community also named McCredie in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Washington
    • Klickitat County
    • This McCredie is located in Klickitat County and lies 1,498 miles [2,410.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the McCredie that is located in Callaway County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Klickitat County community of McCredie.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McCredie ...

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.

• Bachelor
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Bachelor is located in Callaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bachelor
• Bryans ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Bryans is located in Callaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryans
• Champ
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Champ is located in Audrain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Champ
• Earl
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Earl is located in Callaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Earl
• Hams Prairie
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Hams Prairie is located in Callaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hams Prairie
• Kingdom City
  (Less than 2 miles to the south)
  • Kingdom City is located in Callaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kingdom City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 130 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kingdom City <2>
• Mexico
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Mexico is located in Audrain County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mexico
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,530 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mexico <2>
• Pitcher
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Pitcher is located in Callaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pitcher
• Shamrock
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Shamrock is located in Callaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
• Youngers
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Youngers is located in Callaway County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McCredie and extending to:

• Fulton, which is the Seat of Callaway County, lies just to the South.
• Jefferson City, which is the State Capital of Missouri, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could walk a straight line from McCredie to Jefferson City, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 799 miles [1,285.9 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 32 days and walking would take 46 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,484 miles [10,435 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,224 miles [11,625.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,107 miles [8,218.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'