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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 McGaw, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McGaw 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 McGaw:
- 38.637854, -83.224626
- 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 McGaw
- 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 Scioto County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Scioto County
- Since McGaw is near Adams County and also Lewis County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Adams County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Lewis 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 McGaw
Communities Also Named McGaw ...
We found one communities that are also named McGaw.
Within Ohio, the name McGaw is unique.
Beyond Ohio, there is another community also named McGaw in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Ontario
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Ontario community of McGaw.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McGaw ...
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.
- Dennis
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Dennis is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dennis
- Friendship
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
- Pink
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the north)
- Pink is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pink
- Pond Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Pond Run is located in Scioto County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pond Run
- Rockville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Rockville is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
- Sandy Springs
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Sandy Springs is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandy Springs
- Squirrel Town
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
- Squirrel Town is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Squirrel Town
- Stout
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Stout is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stout
- Sunshine
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
- Sunshine is located in Adams County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunshine
- Tannery
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Tannery is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tannery
- Upper Bruce
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Upper Bruce is located in Lewis County (KY)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Upper Bruce
How Far From McGaw 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 McGaw to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McGaw and extending to:
- Portsmouth, which is the Seat of Scioto County, lies 14 miles [22.5 km]<3> to the east northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McGaw to Portsmouth, with an average speed<4> 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 93 miles [149.7 km] to the north (N). 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 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 333 miles [535.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 13 days and walking would take 19 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,165 miles [9,921.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,884 miles [11,078.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,759 miles [7,658.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McGaw, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 from Point A (ie- McGaw) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 McGaw 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 McGaw. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.6379, Longitude: -83.2246 In this case, the coordinates for McGaw have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 311.633 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.665 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.468 degrees. |
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