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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 McGhee Wells, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McGhee Wells 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 McGhee Wells:
- 32.180361, -108.932279
- 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 McGhee Wells
- 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 Hidalgo County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hidalgo County
- Since McGhee Wells is near Cochise County and also Graham County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Cochise County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Graham 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 McGhee Wells
Curious and Interesting Names Near McGhee Wells ...
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.
- Antelope
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the southeast)
- Antelope is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Antelope
- Cotton City
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
- Cotton City is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cotton City
- Gary
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
- Gary is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gary
- Hilltop ‑ Historic
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Hilltop is located in Cochise County (AZ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hilltop
- Lisbon
(23 miles [37 km] to the east)
- Lisbon is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lisbon
- Lordsburg
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northeast)
- Mitchell Place
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
- Mitchell Place is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mitchell Place
- Paradise
(23 miles [37 km] to the southwest)
- Paradise is located in Cochise County (AZ)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Paradise
- Portal
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)
- Shakespeare ‑ Historic
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Shakespeare is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shakespeare
- Former name for Shakespeare:
- Ralston City
- Windmill
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
- Windmill is located in Hidalgo County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windmill
How Far From McGhee Wells 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 McGhee Wells to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McGhee Wells and extending to:
- Lordsburg, which is the Seat of Hidalgo County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McGhee Wells to Lordsburg, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Santa Fe, which is the State Capital of New Mexico, lies 295 miles [474.8 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,840 miles [2,961.2 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of three days, a buggy would take 72 days and walking would take 105 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,431 miles [11,959 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 8,191 miles [13,182.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 6,105 miles [9,825 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <2> | 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 from Point A (ie- McGhee Wells) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 McGhee Wells 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 McGhee Wells. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.1804, Longitude: -108.9323 In this case, the coordinates for McGhee Wells have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 328.521 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 326.629 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 320.534 degrees. |
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