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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 McConnell, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McConnell and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 McConnell:
    • 35.464314, -79.509192
    • 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 McConnell
  • 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 Moore County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Moore County
    • Since McConnell is near Chatham County and also Randolph County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Chatham County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Randolph 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 McConnell

Communities Also Named McConnell ...

We found nine communities that are also named McConnell.

There is one other community in North Carolina that is also named McConnell.

Beyond North Carolina, we know of eight communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these eight communities, eight are located in the United States and one is in Canada.

  • Communities Located In North Carolina ...
    • Beaufort County
      • This McConnell is located in Beaufort County and lies 140 miles [225.3 km]<1> to the east of the McConnell that is located in Moore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Beaufort County community of McConnell.
  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Georgia
      • Walker County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of McConnell [Walker County].
    • Illinois
      • Stephenson County
      • This McConnell is located in Stephenson County and lies 729 miles [1,173.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the McConnell that is located in Moore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Stephenson County community of McConnell.
    • Kentucky
      • Letcher County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of McConnell [Letcher County].
    • Manitoba
      • This McConnell lies 1,465 miles [2,357.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the McConnell that is located in Moore County.
    • Tennessee
      • Obion County
      • This McConnell is located in Obion County and lies 526 miles [846.5 km]<1> to the west of the McConnell that is located in Moore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Obion County community of McConnell.
    • Virginia
      • Scott County
      • This McConnell is located in Scott County and lies 187 miles [300.9 km]<1> to the west northwest of the McConnell that is located in Moore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Scott County community of McConnell.
      • Washington County
      • This McConnell is located in Washington County and lies 161 miles [259.1 km] to the northwest of the McConnell that is located in Moore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of McConnell.
    • West Virginia
      • Logan County
      • This McConnell is located in Logan County and lies 212 miles [341.2 km]<1> to the northwest of the McConnell that is located in Moore County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Logan County community of McConnell.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McConnell ...

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.

  • Carthage
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Cheeks
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Cheeks is located in Randolph County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cheeks
  • Harpers Crossroads
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Harpers Crossroads is located in Chatham County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harpers Crossroads
  • Harris
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
    • Harris is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harris
  • Haw Branch
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • Haw Branch is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haw Branch
  • High Falls
    (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
    • High Falls is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Falls
  • Hill Crest
    (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Hill Crest is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Crest
  • Jugtown
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
    • Jugtown is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugtown
  • Pleasantville
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Pleasantville is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
  • Robbins
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Spies
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Spies is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spies
  • Zion Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Zion Grove is located in Moore County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zion Grove

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

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

  • Carthage, which is the Seat of Moore County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<1> to the south southeast. If you could walk a straight line from McConnell to Carthage, with an average speed<4> 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.
  • Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 53 miles [85.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). 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 273 miles [439.4 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,152 miles [9,900.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,848 miles [11,020.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,728 miles [7,609 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- McConnell) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that McConnell could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<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 McConnell 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 McConnell. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.4643, Longitude: -79.5092       In this case, the coordinates for McConnell have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.454 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.708 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.912 degrees.