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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 McKee City, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McKee City 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 McKee City:
- 39.450394, -74.640714
- 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 McKee City
- 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 Atlantic County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Atlantic County
- Since McKee City is near Monmouth County and also Cape May County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Monmouth County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cape May 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 McKee City
Curious and Interesting Names Near McKee City ...
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.
- Bargaintown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bargaintown
- Clarkstown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Clarkstown is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarkstown
- Clover Leaf Lakes
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west)
- Clover Leaf Lakes is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clover Leaf Lakes
- Egg Harbor City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
- Egg Harbor City is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Egg Harbor City
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,057 people
- English Creek
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- English Creek is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for English Creek
- English Creek Landing
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Gravelly Run
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Gravelly Run is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Run
- High Bank Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- High Bank Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Bank Landing
- Mays Landing
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Mays Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mays Landing
- Continue List (6 more) ...
- Mount Pleasant
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Mount Pleasant is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mount Pleasant
- Pleasantville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Pleasantville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasantville
- Population from the 2020 Census: 20,060 people
- Scullville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Scullville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Scullville
- Seaview Park
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Seaview Park is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seaview Park
- Steelman Landing
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Steelman Landing is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelman Landing
- Steelmanville
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
- Steelmanville is located in Atlantic County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Steelmanville
How Far From McKee City 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 community such as McKee City to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in McKee City and extending to:
- Mays Landing, which is the Seat of Atlantic County, lies just to the West.
- Trenton, which is the State Capital of New Jersey, lies 53 miles [85.3 km]<1> to the north (N). If you could walk a straight line from McKee City to Trenton, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of three days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take over two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 133 miles [214 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 shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,772 miles [9,289.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,474 miles [10,418.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<5>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,352 miles [7,003.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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 from Point A (ie- McKee City) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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 McKee City 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 McKee City. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.4504, Longitude: -74.6407 In this case, the coordinates for McKee City have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.441 degrees. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 301.881 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.486 degrees. |
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