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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 McClure, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McClure 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 McClure:
    • 42.048416, -75.486845
    • 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.
    • The Heavens-Above Website, centered on McClure
  • 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:
    • Waymark.com

Communities Also Named McClure ...

We found fourteen communities that share the name McClure.

Within New York, the name McClure is unique.

Beyond New York, we know of another fourteen communities that are located throughout in the United States.

  • Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
    • Alabama
      • Greene County
      • This McClure is located in Greene County and lies 926 miles [1,490.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the McClure that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of McClure.
    • Georgia
      • Hall County
      • This McClure is located in Hall County and lies 706 miles [1,136.2 km]<1> to the southwest of the McClure that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hall County community of McClure.
    • Illinois
      • Alexander County
      • This McClure is located in Alexander County and lies 808 miles [1,300.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McClure that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Alexander County community of McClure.
    • Kansas
      • McClure #
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kansas community of McClure.
    • Kentucky
      • Martin County
      • This McClure is located in Martin County and lies 474 miles [762.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the McClure that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Martin County community of McClure.
      • Perry County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Kentucky community of McClure [Perry County].
    • Louisiana
      • Saint Landry Parish
      • This McClure is located in Saint Landry Parish and lies 1,203 miles [1,936 km]<1> to the southwest of the McClure that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Saint Landry Parish community of McClure.
    • Michigan
      • Gladwin County
      • This McClure is located in Gladwin County and lies 471 miles [758 km]<1> to the west northwest of the McClure that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gladwin County community of McClure.
    • Mississippi
      • Pearl River County
      • We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Mississippi community of McClure [Pearl River County].
    • Ohio
      • Henry County
      • This McClure is located in Henry County and lies 438 miles [704.9 km]<1> to the west of the McClure that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Henry County community of McClure.
    • Oklahoma
      • Custer County
      • This McClure is located in Custer County and lies 1,349 miles [2,171 km]<1> to the west of the McClure that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Custer County community of McClure.
    • Pennsylvania
      • Fayette County
      • This McClure is located in Fayette County and lies 250 miles [402.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McClure that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of McClure.
      • Snyder County
      • This McClure is located in Snyder County and lies 132 miles [212.4 km] to the southwest of the McClure that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Snyder County community of McClure.
    • Virginia
      • Dickenson County
      • This McClure is located in Dickenson County and lies 500 miles [804.7 km]<1> to the southwest of the McClure that is located in Broome County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickenson County community of McClure.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McClure ...

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.

  • Arctic
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Arctic have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arctic
    • Arctic is located in Delaware County
  • Center Village
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Center Village have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Center Village
    • Center Village is located in Broome County
  • China
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for China have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for China
    • China is located in Delaware County
  • Damascus
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Damascus have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damascus
    • Damascus is located in Broome County
  • Danville
    (2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Danville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Danville
    • Danville is located in Broome County
  • Deposit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deposit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deposit
    • Deposit is located in Broome County
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,510 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deposit <4>
  • Flowers
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flowers have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flowers
    • Flowers is located in Broome County
  • Gulf Summit
    (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gulf Summit have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gulf Summit
    • Gulf Summit is located in Broome County
  • Hickory Grove
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
    • Hickory Grove is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Maple Grove
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Maple Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Maple Grove
    • Maple Grove is located in Wayne County (PA)
  • Stevens Point
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stevens Point have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stevens Point
    • Stevens Point is located in Susquehanna County (PA)
  • Winterdale
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
    • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Winterdale have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Winterdale
    • Winterdale is located in Wayne County (PA)

How Far From McClure to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McClure to various places of note, such as the White House.

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

  • Binghamton, which is the Seat of Broome County, lies 21 miles [33.8 km]<1> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from McClure to Binghamton, with an average speed<5> 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.
  • Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 97 miles [156.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take three full days and walking would take 6 days.
  • The White House (Washington, DC) is 232 miles [373.4 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 14 days.
  • The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,701 miles [9,174.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
  • The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,416 miles [10,325.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<8>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,291 miles [6,905.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<9>

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McClure. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Broome County: www.gobroomecounty.com/

The official website for State of New York: https://www.ny.gov/

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 from Point A (ie- McClure) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McClure. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0484, Longitude: -75.4868       In this case, the coordinates for McClure have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS).
<2>If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer.

Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name.

Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time.

Also keep in mind that McClure could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out.
<3>The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required.
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>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.
<6>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 McClure to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.
<7>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 306.694 degrees.
<8>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.582 degrees.
<9>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 302.728 degrees.









 

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