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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 MacDougall, we use the following websites to find information relevant to MacDougall and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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 MacDougall:
    • 42.806457, -76.879404
    • 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 MacDougall
  • 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 Seneca County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Seneca County
    • Since MacDougall is near Ontario County and also Yates County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Ontario County
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Yates 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 MacDougall

Communities Also Named MacDougall ...

We found two communities that are also named MacDougall.

Within New York, the name MacDougall is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of two communities that are located in Canada.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • New Brunswick
      • This MacDougall lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the MacDougall that is located in Seneca County.
    • Prince Edward Island
      • This MacDougall lies 684 miles [1,100.8 km]<1> to the east northeast of the MacDougall that is located in Seneca County.

Curious and Interesting Names Near MacDougall ...

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.

  • Aurora
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
  • Border City
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
    • Border City is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Border City
  • Elm Beach
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Elm Beach is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Beach
  • Geneva
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Gilbert
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Gilbert is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gilbert
  • Hall
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
  • Magee
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Magee is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magee
  • Marsh Corner
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
    • Marsh Corner is located in Seneca County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marsh Corner
  • Oaks Corners
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Continue List   (6 more) ...
    • Pastime Park
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Pastime Park is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pastime Park
    • Poplar Beach
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
      • Poplar Beach is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Beach
    • Pre-emption
      (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
      • Pre-emption is located in Ontario County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pre-emption
    • Rose Hill
      (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
      • Rose Hill is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
    • Stone Church Corner
      (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
      • Stone Church Corner is located in Seneca County
      • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stone Church Corner
    • Union Springs
      (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)

How Far From MacDougall 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 MacDougall to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in MacDougall and extending to:

  • Waterloo, which is the Seat of Seneca County, lies just to the North.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 158 miles [254.3 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from MacDougall to Albany, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 270 miles [434.5 km] to the south (S). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
  • The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,726 miles [9,215.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,447 miles [10,375.4 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,322 miles [6,955.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'

Footnotes ...

<1>Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- MacDougall) 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 MacDougall 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 MacDougall. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.8065, Longitude: -76.8794       In this case, the coordinates for MacDougall have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.478 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.587 degrees.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.042 degrees.