Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McKey:
  • 35.482594, -94.884950
  • 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 McKey

• 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 Sequoyah County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Sequoyah County
  • Since McKey is near Haskell County and also Le Flore County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Haskell County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Le Flore 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 McKey

Curious and Interesting Names Near McKey ...

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.

• Blackgum
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Blackgum is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blackgum
• Box
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Box is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Box
• Brushy
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Brushy is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brushy
• Evening Shade
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Evening Shade is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Evening Shade
• Flute Springs
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Flute Springs is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flute Springs
• Marble City
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Marble City is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 250 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marble City <1>
• Marble City Community
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Marble City Community is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marble City Community
• Pinhook Corners
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Pinhook Corners is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinhook Corners
• Red Hill
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
  • Red Hill is located in Haskell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
• Sadie
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Sadie is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sadie
• Seven Oaks
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
  • Seven Oaks is located in Sequoyah County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Seven Oaks
• Star
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Star is located in Haskell County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star

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

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

• Sallisaw, which is the Seat of Sequoyah County, lies just to the East Southeast.
• Oklahoma City, which is the State Capital of Oklahoma, lies 147 miles [236.6 km]<2> to the west (W). If you could drive a straight line from McKey to Oklahoma City, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,007 miles [1,620.6 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take most of two days, a buggy would take 40 days and walking would take 58 days.
• The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,771 miles [10,896.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,508 miles [12,083 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,389 miles [8,672.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'