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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 McAdoo Heights, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McAdoo Heights 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 McAdoo Heights:
- 40.891753, -75.994927
- 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 McAdoo Heights
- 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 Schuylkill County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Schuylkill County
- Since McAdoo Heights is near Carbon County and also Luzerne County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Carbon County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Luzerne 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 McAdoo Heights
Communities Also Named McAdoo Heights ...
We found one communities that are also named McAdoo Heights.
Within Pennsylvania, the name McAdoo Heights is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named McAdoo Heights in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- North Carolina
- Guilford County
- This McAdoo Heights is located in Guilford County and lies 388 miles [624.4 km]<1> to the south southwest of the McAdoo Heights that is located in Schuylkill County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Guilford County community of McAdoo Heights.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McAdoo Heights ...
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.
- Beaver Meadows
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cranberry
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Cranberry is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cranberry
- Frenchtown
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Frenchtown is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Frenchtown
- Green Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Green Ridge is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Ridge
- Haddock
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)
- Haddock is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haddock
- Hollars Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Hollars Hill is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Hill
- Hometown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Hometown is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hometown
- Humboldt
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Humboldt is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
- Jeansville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Jeansville is located in Luzerne County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jeansville
- Junedale
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Junedale is located in Carbon County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Junedale
- Lofty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Lofty is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lofty
- Pine Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Pine Junction is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Junction
- Still Creek
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)
- Still Creek is located in Schuylkill County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek
How Far From McAdoo Heights 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 McAdoo Heights to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McAdoo Heights and extending to:
- Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 17 miles [27.4 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McAdoo Heights to Pottsville, with an average speed<3> 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 five to six hours.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 62 miles [99.8 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 148 miles [238.2 km] to the south southwest (SSW). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,770 miles [9,285.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,481 miles [10,430.2 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,357 miles [7,011.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McAdoo Heights) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 McAdoo Heights 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 McAdoo Heights. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.8918, Longitude: -75.9949 In this case, the coordinates for McAdoo Heights have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.115 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 302.873 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 303.458 degrees. |
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