Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McDonald Mill:
  • 35.064537, -83.402655
  • 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 McDonald Mill

• 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 Macon County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • eBird sighting report for Macon County
  • Since McDonald Mill is near Rabun County and also Towns County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • eBird sighting report for Rabun County
  • eBird sighting report for Towns 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

Curious and Interesting Names Near McDonald Mill ...

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.

• Blossomtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Blossomtown have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blossomtown
  • Blossomtown is located in Macon County
• Lickskillet
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lickskillet have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lickskillet
  • Lickskillet is located in Macon County
• Orlando
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Orlando have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Orlando
  • Orlando is located in Macon County
• Otto
  (Less than 2 miles to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Otto
  • Otto is located in Macon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Otto <2>
• Scaly Mountain
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scaly Mountain
  • Scaly Mountain is located in Macon County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Scaly Mountain <2>
• Sky Valley
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sky Valley have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sky Valley
  • Sky Valley is located in Rabun County (GA)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 273 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sky Valley <2>
• Tumblerville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tumblerville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tumblerville
  • Tumblerville is located in Macon County
• Union
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Union have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union
  • Union is located in Macon County

How Far From McDonald Mill 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 community such as McDonald Mill to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McDonald Mill and extending to:

• Franklin, which is the Seat of Macon County, lies just to the North.
• Raleigh, which is the State Capital of North Carolina, lies 272 miles [437.7 km]<3> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from McDonald Mill to Raleigh, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 16 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 439 miles [706.5 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 25 days.
• The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,336 miles [10,196.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,042 miles [11,333 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,919 miles [7,916.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McDonald Mill. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Macon County: www.maconnc.org/

The official website for State of North Carolina: https://www.nc.gov/