Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McKay, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McKay and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McKay
- 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 McKay:
- 40.705892, -82.242937
- 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 McKay
- 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 Ashland County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Ashland County
- Since McKay is near Richland County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Richland County
- eBird sighting report for Holmes 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
Communities Also Named McKay ...
We found nine communities that share the name McKay.
Within Ohio, the name McKay is unique.
Beyond Ohio, we know of another nine communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- California
- Calaveras County
- This McKay is located in Calaveras County and lies 2,020 miles [3,250.9 km]<1> to the west of the McKay that is located in Ashland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Calaveras County community of McKay.
- San Luis Obispo County
- This McKay is located in San Luis Obispo County and lies 2,097 miles [3,374.8 km] to the west of the McKay that is located in Ashland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the San Luis Obispo County community of McKay.
- Michigan
- Clare County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of McKay [Clare County].
- Mecosta County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Michigan community of McKay [Mecosta County].
- Oregon
- South Carolina
- Tennessee
- Washington
- Columbia County
- This McKay is located in Columbia County and lies 1,822 miles [2,932.2 km]<1> to the west northwest of the McKay that is located in Ashland County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Columbia County community of McKay.
- King County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Washington community of McKay [King County].
- California
Curious and Interesting Names Near McKay ...
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.
- Big Prairie
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Big Prairie have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Prairie
- Big Prairie is located in Holmes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Big Prairie <4>
- Crimson
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Funk
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Funk
- Funk is located in Wayne County
- Jeromesville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeromesville
- Jeromesville is located in Ashland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 551 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jeromesville <4>
- Lake Fork
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northeast) - Lakeville
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeville
- Lakeville is located in Holmes County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lakeville <4>
- Mohicanville
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mohicanville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohicanville
- Mohicanville is located in Ashland County
- Perrysville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Perrysville
- Perrysville is located in Ashland County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 718 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Perrysville <4>
- Pinhook
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Widowville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Widowville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Widowville
- Widowville is located in Ashland County
How Far From McKay to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McKay to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McKay and extending to:
- Ashland, which is the Seat of Ashland County, lies 11 miles [17.7 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McKay to Ashland, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 64 miles [103 km] to the southwest (SW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take about three full days and walking would take most of three days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 303 miles [487.6 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,032 miles [9,707.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,756 miles [10,872.7 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,632 miles [7,454.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McKay. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Ashland County: www.ashlandcounty.org/
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McKay) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McKay. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7059, Longitude: -82.2429 In this case, the coordinates for McKay have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Mile's to see Pete ... Mile's is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that McKay could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 McKay to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.975 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 307.22 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.357 degrees. |