Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McRaney:
  • 31.609612, -89.717296
  • 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 McRaney

• 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 Covington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Covington County
  • Since McRaney is near Jefferson Davis County and also Simpson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jefferson Davis County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Simpson 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 McRaney

Curious and Interesting Names Near McRaney ...

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.

• Carson
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Carson is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson
• Double Churches ‑ Historic
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Double Churches is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Double Churches
• Friendship
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
  • Friendship is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Friendship
• Haw Pond ‑ Historic
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Haw Pond is located in Jefferson Davis County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Pond
• Liberty
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Liberty is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty
• Lone Star
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Lone Star is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Star
• Mount Horeb
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Mount Horeb is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Horeb
• Mount Pleasant
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Mount Pleasant is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
• Rock Hill
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Rock Hill is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Hill
• Sunset
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Sunset is located in Covington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McRaney and extending to:

• Collins, which is the Seat of Covington County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McRaney to Collins, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
• Jackson, which is the State Capital of Mississippi, lies 55 miles [88.5 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take over two days and walking would take most of three days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 872 miles [1,403.3 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 34 days and walking would take 50 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,765 miles [10,887.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,475 miles [12,029.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,351 miles [8,611.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'