Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in McClainville, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McClainville and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for McClainville

• 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 McClainville:
  • 40.023406, -80.792864
  • 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 McClainville

• 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 Belmont County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Belmont County
  • Since McClainville is near Marshall County and also Ohio County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio 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 McClainville

Curious and Interesting Names Near McClainville ...

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.

• Anvil
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Anvil is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Anvil
• Blaine
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
  • Blaine is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blaine
• Echo
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
  • Echo is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Echo
• Homeside
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Homeside is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homeside
• Key
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Key is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Key
• Martins Ferry
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Martins Ferry is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Martins Ferry
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,426 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Martins Ferry <1>
• Mozart
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mozart is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart
• Mozart Meadows
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Mozart Meadows is located in Marshall County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mozart Meadows
• Riverview
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Riverview is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverview
• Shadyside
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Shadyside is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shadyside
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,513 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shadyside <1>
• Sunset Heights
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Sunset Heights is located in Belmont County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Heights
• Vineyard Hills
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Vineyard Hills is located in Ohio County (WV)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Vineyard Hills

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McClainville and extending to:

• Saint Clairsville, which is the Seat of Belmont County, lies just to the Northwest.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 116 miles [186.7 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from McClainville to Columbus, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 7 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 214 miles [344.4 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three 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 6,004 miles [9,662.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,723 miles [10,819.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,598 miles [7,399.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'