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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 McCracken, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCracken 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 McCracken:
- 39.853682, -80.476249
- 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 McCracken
- 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 Greene County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Greene County
- Since McCracken is near Marshall County and also Washington County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Marshall 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 McCracken
Communities Also Named McCracken ...
We found five communities that are also named McCracken.
There is one other community in Pennsylvania that is also named McCracken.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of four communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these four communities, four are located in the United States and one is in Canada.
- Communities Located In Pennsylvania ...
- Washington County
- This McCracken is located in Washington County and lies 19 miles [30.6 km]<1> to the northeast of the McCracken that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Washington County community of McCracken.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Mohave County
- This community is historic<2> and although located in Mohave County, we don't know where within the county.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Mohave County community of McCracken.
- British Columbia
- This McCracken lies 2,041 miles [3,284.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the McCracken that is located in Greene County.
- Kansas
- Rush County
- This McCracken is located in Rush County and lies 1,023 miles [1,646.4 km]<1> to the west of the McCracken that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rush County community of McCracken.
- Missouri
- Christian County
- This McCracken is located in Christian County and lies 712 miles [1,145.9 km]<1> to the west of the McCracken that is located in Greene County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Christian County community of McCracken.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McCracken ...
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 Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Big Run is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Run
- Bryan
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Bryan is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bryan
- Crabapple
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Crabapple is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crabapple
- Crows Mills
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)
- Crows Mills is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crows Mills
- Deep Valley
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Deep Valley is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deep Valley
- Durbin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Durbin is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Durbin
- New Freeport
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Quiet Dell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Quiet Dell is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quiet Dell
- Rocklick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Wind Ridge
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Wind Ridge is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wind Ridge
- Windy Gap
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Windy Gap is located in Greene County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Gap
- Wolf Run
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Wolf Run is located in Marshall County (WV)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wolf Run
How Far From McCracken 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 McCracken to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McCracken and extending to:
- Waynesburg, which is the Seat of Greene County, lies 15 miles [24.1 km]<1> to the east. If you could walk a straight line from McCracken to Waynesburg, 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 192 miles [309 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 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 195 miles [313.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 8 days and walking would take 11 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,999 miles [9,654.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,716 miles [10,808.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,591 miles [7,388.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McCracken) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McCracken, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <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 McCracken 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 McCracken. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 39.8537, Longitude: -80.4762 In this case, the coordinates for McCracken have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.909 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.881 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.85 degrees. |
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