Outdoor Activities ...

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

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

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

• 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 McAlisters Crossroads:
  • 40.515623, -80.268116
  • 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 McAlisters Crossroads

• 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 Allegheny County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
  • Since McAlisters Crossroads is near Beaver County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Beaver County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Washington 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 McAlisters Crossroads

Curious and Interesting Names Near McAlisters Crossroads ...

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.

• Cork
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
  • Cork is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cork
• Fairoaks
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Fairoaks is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairoaks
• Gringo
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
  • Gringo is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gringo
• Haysville
  (5 miles [8 km] to the east)
  • Haysville is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Haysville
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 74 people
• Imperial
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Imperial is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Imperial
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Imperial <1>
• Independence
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Independence is located in Beaver County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Independence
• Moon
  (Less than 2 miles to the east)
  • Moon is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon
• Moon Crest
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Moon Crest is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Moon Crest
• Shields
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Shields is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shields
• Stoops Ferry
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
  • Stoops Ferry is located in Allegheny County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stoops Ferry

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

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

• Pittsburgh, which is the Seat of Allegheny County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<2> to the east southeast. If you could walk a straight line from McAlisters Crossroads to Pittsburgh, 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 four to five hours.
• Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 178 miles [286.5 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 11 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 204 miles [328.3 km] to the east southeast (ESE). 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 5,961 miles [9,593.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,680 miles [10,750.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,556 miles [7,332.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'