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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 McVille, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McVille 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 McVille:
- 47.764995, -98.176487
- 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 McVille
- 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 Nelson County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Nelson County
- Since McVille is near Griggs County and also Grand Forks County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Griggs County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Grand Forks 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 McVille
Communities Also Named McVille ...
We found five communities that are also named McVille.
Within North Dakota, the name McVille is unique.
Beyond North Dakota, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This McVille is located in Marshall County and lies 1,119 miles [1,800.9 km]<1> to the southeast of the McVille that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of McVille.
- Indiana
- Greene County
- This McVille is located in Greene County and lies 824 miles [1,326.1 km]<1> to the southeast of the McVille that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of McVille.
- Kentucky
- Boone County
- This McVille is located in Boone County and lies 901 miles [1,450 km]<1> to the southeast of the McVille that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of McVille.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This McVille is located in Attala County and lies 1,117 miles [1,797.6 km]<1> to the south southeast of the McVille that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of McVille.
- Pennsylvania
- Armstrong County
- This McVille is located in Armstrong County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the east southeast of the McVille that is located in Nelson County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Armstrong County community of McVille.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McVille ...
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.
- Harrisburg ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Harrisburg is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harrisburg
- Jessie
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
- Lakota
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the north)
- Michigan
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Michigan City
(18 miles [29 km] to the north)
- Michigan City is located in Nelson County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Michigan City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 260 people
How Far From McVille to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as McVille to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McVille and extending to:
- Lakota, which is the Seat of Nelson County, lies 20 miles [32.2 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McVille to Lakota, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of a day.
- Bismarck, which is the State Capital of North Dakota, lies 138 miles [222.1 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,219 miles [1,961.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 48 days and walking would take 70 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,225 miles [10,018.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,989 miles [11,247.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,933 miles [7,938.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McVille) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 McVille 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 McVille. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.7650, Longitude: -98.1765 In this case, the coordinates for McVille have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 321.863 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.579 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 312.714 degrees. |
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