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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Wood County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for McAvan

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)
  • Central is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Central
• Churchtown
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Churchtown is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Churchtown
• Constitution
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Constitution is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Constitution
• Corner
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Corner is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Corner
• Grand View
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Grand View is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand View
• Locust Fork
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Locust Fork is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Locust Fork
• Oak Grove
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Oak Grove is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Grove
• Rathbone
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Rathbone is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rathbone
• Riverview
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Riverview is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Rockland
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Rockland is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockland
• Ruraldale
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Ruraldale is located in Washington County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ruraldale
• Sand Hill
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Sand Hill is located in Wood County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Hill
• Continue List   (4 more) ...
  • Tick Ridge
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
    • Tick Ridge is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tick Ridge
  • Unionville
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
    • Unionville is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Unionville
  • Veto
    (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
    • Veto is located in Washington County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Veto
  • Woodland Park
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
    • Woodland Park is located in Wood County (WV)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodland Park

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> 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]<1> to the west northwest (WNW). If you could drive a straight line from McAvan to Columbus, with an average speed<2>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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,657 miles [7,494.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'