Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McDaniel Crossroad:
  • 38.757301, -82.478769
  • 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 McDaniel Crossroad

• 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 Gallia County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Gallia County
  • Since McDaniel Crossroad is near Lawrence County and also Jackson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lawrence County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Jackson 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 McDaniel Crossroad

Curious and Interesting Names Near McDaniel Crossroad ...

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.

• Arabia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Arabia is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arabia
• Boggs ‑ Historic
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)
  • Boggs is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggs
• Centerpoint
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Centerpoint is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Centerpoint
• Flag Spring ‑ Historic
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
  • Flag Spring is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flag Spring
• Gage
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Gage is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gage
• Greasy Ridge
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • Greasy Ridge is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greasy Ridge
• Johns Creek ‑ Historic
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
  • Johns Creek is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Johns Creek
• Kitchen
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Kitchen is located in Jackson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kitchen
• Olive Furnace
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Olive Furnace is located in Lawrence County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olive Furnace
• Patriot
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Patriot is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patriot
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patriot <1>
• Sand Fork
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Sand Fork is located in Gallia County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sand Fork

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

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

• Gallipolis, which is the Seat of Gallia County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McDaniel Crossroad to Gallipolis, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
• Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 88 miles [141.6 km] to the north northwest (NNW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 292 miles [469.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 17 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,129 miles [9,863.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,847 miles [11,019.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,722 miles [7,599.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'