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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 McAdenville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McAdenville 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 McAdenville:
- 35.258744, -81.076195
- 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 McAdenville
- 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near McAdenville ...
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.
- Berryhill
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Berryhill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Berryhill
- Berryhill is located in Mecklenburg County
- Boogertown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boogertown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boogertown
- Boogertown is located in Gaston County
- Forest Brook
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Brook have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Brook
- Forest Brook is located in Gaston County
- Groves
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Groves have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Groves
- Groves is located in Gaston County
- Hope Farm
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hope Farm have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hope Farm
- Hope Farm is located in Mecklenburg County
- Kellyville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kellyville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kellyville
- Kellyville is located in Mecklenburg County
- Love Park
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Love Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Love Park
- Love Park is located in Gaston County
- Mount Holly
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mount Holly have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Holly
- Mount Holly is located in Gaston County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 16,415 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mount Holly <2>
- Mountain Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Island
- Mountain Island is located in Gaston County
- Paradise Point
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Paradise Point have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise Point
- Paradise Point is located in Gaston County
- Pine Island
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pine Island have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Island
- Pine Island is located in Mecklenburg County
- Springwood
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Springwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springwood
- Springwood is located in Gaston County
- Wildwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wildwood have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wildwood
- Wildwood is located in Mecklenburg County
How Far From McAdenville 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 town such as McAdenville to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McAdenville and extending to:
- Gastonia, which is the Seat of Gaston County, lies just to the West.
- Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 141 miles [226.9 km]<3> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from McAdenville to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 8 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 335 miles [539.1 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,229 miles [10,024.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,928 miles [11,149.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,807 miles [7,736.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McAdenville) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McAdenville. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2587, Longitude: -81.0762 |
| <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 McAdenville 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 310.357 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.712 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.586 degrees. |
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