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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 McGraws, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McGraws 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 McGraws:
- 42.073402, -77.729715
- 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 McGraws
- 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 Steuben County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Steuben County
- Since McGraws is near Allegany County and also Potter County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegany County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Potter 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 McGraws
Communities Also Named McGraws ...
We found one communities that are also named McGraws.
Within New York, the name McGraws is unique.
Beyond New York, there is another community also named McGraws in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- West Virginia
- Wyoming County
- This McGraws is located in Wyoming County and lies 362 miles [582.6 km]<1> to the southwest of the McGraws that is located in Steuben County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Wyoming County community of McGraws.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McGraws ...
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.
- Alice
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Alice is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alice
- Elm Valley
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
- Elm Valley is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elm Valley
- Greenwood
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Hallsport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
- Hallsport is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hallsport
- Independence
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
- Independence is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
- Rough and Ready
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Rough and Ready is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rough and Ready
- Spring Mills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Spring Mills is located in Allegany County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Mills
- Young Hickory
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
- Young Hickory is located in Steuben County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Young Hickory
How Far From McGraws 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 McGraws to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McGraws and extending to:
- Bath, which is the Seat of Steuben County, lies 27 miles [43.5 km]<1> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McGraws to Bath, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Albany, which is the State Capital of New York, lies 206 miles [331.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 222 miles [357.3 km] to the south (S). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 9 days and walking would take 13 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,791 miles [9,319.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,511 miles [10,478.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,386 miles [7,058.6 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McGraws) 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 McGraws 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 McGraws. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.0734, Longitude: -77.7297 In this case, the coordinates for McGraws have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.074 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.143 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.751 degrees. |
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