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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 McGuires, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McGuires 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 McGuires:
- 35.302306, -83.995742
- 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 McGuires
- 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 Graham County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Graham County
- Since McGuires is near Cherokee County and also Monroe County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cherokee County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monroe 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 McGuires
Communities Also Named McGuires ...
We found one communities that are also named McGuires.
Within North Carolina, the name McGuires is unique.
Beyond North Carolina, there is another community also named McGuires in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Georgia
- Gwinnett County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of McGuires [Gwinnett County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near McGuires ...
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.
- Boiling Springs
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Boiling Springs is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boiling Springs
- Coalville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Coalville is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Coalville
- Grandview
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Grandview is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandview
- Jenkins Meadow
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Jenkins Meadow is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jenkins Meadow
- Junction
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Junction is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junction
- Marble
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Milltown
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
- Milltown is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Milltown
- Oak Grove
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
- Oak Grove is located in Cherokee County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Rattler Ford
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
- Rattler Ford is located in Graham County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rattler Ford
- Robbinsville
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
How Far From McGuires 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 McGuires to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McGuires and extending to:
- Robbinsville, which is the Seat of Graham County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<3> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from McGuires to Robbinsville, 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 302 miles [486 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 456 miles [733.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take most of a day, a buggy would take 18 days and walking would take 26 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,350 miles [10,219.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,058 miles [11,358.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,935 miles [7,942.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McGuires, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McGuires) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 McGuires 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 McGuires. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.3023, Longitude: -83.9957 In this case, the coordinates for McGuires have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 312.074 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.69 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 308.74 degrees. |
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