Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McQuaid, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McQuaid and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McQuaid
- 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 McQuaid:
- 40.795889, -81.745687
- 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 McQuaid
- 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 Wayne County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Wayne County
- Since McQuaid is near Stark County and also Holmes County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Stark 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near McQuaid ...
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.
- Apple Creek
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Apple Creek have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Apple Creek
- Apple Creek is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,185 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Apple Creek <2>
- Boys Village
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Boys Village have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boys Village
- Boys Village is located in Wayne County
- Edinburgh
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest) - Elton
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast) - Five Points
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Wayne County
- Hillcrest
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west) - Honeytown
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Marshallville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshallville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshallville
- Marshallville is located in Wayne County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 779 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshallville <2>
- Maysville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south) - Paradise ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest) - Riceland
(Less than 2 miles to the west) - Urban Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Urban Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Urban Hill
- Urban Hill is located in Stark County
How Far From McQuaid 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 McQuaid to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers and using the location of where the historic<3> community of McQuaid once stood, the straight-line distance<4> beginning in McQuaid and extending to:
- Wooster, which is the Seat of Wayne County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<4> to the west. If you could walk a straight line from McQuaid to Wooster, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Columbus, which is the State Capital of Ohio, lies 86 miles [138.4 km] to the southwest (SW). 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 281 miles [452.2 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take four to five hours, a buggy would take 11 days and walking would take 16 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,731 miles [10,832.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,607 miles [7,414.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for State of Ohio: https://ohio.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 McQuaid, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <4> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McQuaid) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McQuaid. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7959, Longitude: -81.7457 In this case, the coordinates for McQuaid have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 McQuaid 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 310.659 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 306.875 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.096 degrees. |