Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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:
  • 40.900919, -75.994649
  • 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

• 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 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

Communities Also Named McAdoo ...

We found one communities that are also named McAdoo.

Within Pennsylvania, the name McAdoo is unique.

Beyond Pennsylvania, there is another community also named McAdoo in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Texas
    • Dickens County
    • This McAdoo is located in Dickens County and lies 1,453 miles [2,338.4 km]<1> to the west of the McAdoo that is located in Schuylkill County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Dickens County community of McAdoo.

Curious and Interesting Names Near McAdoo ...

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)
  • Beaver Meadows is located in Carbon County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beaver Meadows
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 832 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Beaver Meadows <2>
• Cranberry
  (3 miles [4.8 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
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Hollars Hill is located in Luzerne County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hollars Hill
• Humboldt
  (3 miles [4.8 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
• Still Creek
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
  • Still Creek is located in Schuylkill County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Still Creek

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

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McAdoo and extending to:

• Pottsville, which is the Seat of Schuylkill County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<1> to the southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McAdoo to Pottsville, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over 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 63 miles [101.4 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 5,769 miles [9,284.3 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 4,356 miles [7,010.3 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>'