Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in Mac, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Mac and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for Mac
- 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 Mac:
- 41.807575, -76.583002
- 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 Mac
- 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 Bradford County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bradford County
- Since Mac is near Tioga County and also Chemung County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Tioga County
- eBird sighting report for Chemung 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 Mac ...
We found one communities that share the name Mac.
Within Pennsylvania, the name Mac is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named Mac in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near Mac ...
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 Pond
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Pond
- Big Pond is located in Bradford County
- Highland
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - Hornbrook
(5 miles [8 km] to the east) - Huffs Corner
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huffs Corner have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huffs Corner
- Huffs Corner is located in Bradford County
- Luthers Mills
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Luthers Mills
- Luthers Mills is located in Bradford County
- Mountain Lake
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Lake
- Mountain Lake is located in Bradford County
- Overshot
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Quarry Glen
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Quarry Glen have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quarry Glen
- Quarry Glen is located in Bradford County
How Far From Mac 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 Mac to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in Mac and extending to:
- Towanda, which is the Seat of Bradford County, lies just to the East Southeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 106 miles [170.6 km]<1> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from Mac to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 202 miles [325.1 km] to the south (S). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 12 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,756 miles [9,263.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,472 miles [10,415.7 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,347 miles [6,995.8 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Mac. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Bradford County: www.bradfordcountypa.org/
The official website for State of Pennsylvania: https://www.pa.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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- Mac) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in Mac. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 41.8076, Longitude: -76.5830 In this case, the coordinates for Mac have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <4> | 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 Mac to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.39 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.328 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.334 degrees. |