Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McAvan, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McAvan and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McAvan
- 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 McAvan:
- 39.392296, -81.574015
- 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 McAvan
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since McAvan is near Wood County and also Morgan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wood County
- eBird sighting report for Morgan 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near McAvan ...
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.
- Central
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Churchtown
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
- Churchtown is located in Washington County
- Constitution
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Constitution have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
- Constitution is located in Washington County
- Corner
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Grand View
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grand View have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
- Grand View is located in Washington County
- Locust Fork
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Locust Fork have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Fork
- Locust Fork is located in Washington County
- Oak Grove
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
- Oak Grove is located in Washington County
- Rathbone
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Riverview
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast) - Rockland
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Ruraldale
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east) - Sand Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Tick Ridge
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tick Ridge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Ridge
- Tick Ridge is located in Washington County
- Unionville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Unionville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
- Unionville is located in Washington County
- Veto
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest) - Woodland Park
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Woodland Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park
- Woodland Park is located in Wood County (WV)
- Tick Ridge
How Far From McAvan 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 McAvan to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McAvan and extending to:
- Marietta, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the East Northeast.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 85 miles [136.8 km]<2> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from McAvan to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 5 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 245 miles [394.3 km] to the east (E). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,064 miles [9,759.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,782 miles [10,914.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McAvan. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Washington County: www.co.washington.oh.us/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | 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- McAvan) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McAvan. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.3923, Longitude: -81.5740 In this case, the coordinates for McAvan have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 McAvan to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.601 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.598 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.496 degrees. |