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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 McNary, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McNary 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 McNary:
- 40.275903, -80.218947
- 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 McNary
- 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 Washington County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Washington County
- Since McNary is near Allegheny County and also Brooke County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Allegheny County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Brooke 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 McNary
Communities Also Named McNary ...
We found five communities that are also named McNary.
Within Pennsylvania, the name McNary is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arizona
- Apache County
- This McNary is located in Apache County and lies 1,677 miles [2,698.9 km]<1> to the west of the McNary that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Apache County community of McNary.
- Kentucky
- Muhlenberg County
- This McNary is located in Muhlenberg County and lies 437 miles [703.3 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McNary that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Muhlenberg County community of McNary.
- Louisiana
- Rapides Parish
- This McNary is located in Rapides Parish and lies 942 miles [1,516 km]<1> to the southwest of the McNary that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Rapides Parish community of McNary.
- Oregon
- Umatilla County
- This McNary is located in Umatilla County and lies 1,987 miles [3,197.8 km]<1> to the west northwest of the McNary that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Umatilla County community of McNary.
- Texas
- Hudspeth County
- This McNary is located in Hudspeth County and lies 1,555 miles [2,502.5 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McNary that is located in Washington County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Hudspeth County community of McNary.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McNary ...
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.
- Bishop
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Bishop is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bishop
- Cecil
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Cokeburg
(Less than 2 miles to the north)
- Cokeburg is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cokeburg
- Population from the 2020 Census: 603 people
- Cool Valley
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cool Valley is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Valley
- Hickory
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
- Hickory is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory
- Hill Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Hill Church is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hill Church
- Meadow Lands
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Muse
(Less than 2 miles to the northeast)
- Muse is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse
- Muse Junction
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast)
- Muse Junction is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Muse Junction
- Rich Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Rich Hill is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rich Hill
- Weavertown
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Weavertown is located in Washington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Weavertown
How Far From McNary 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 McNary to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McNary and extending to:
- Washington, which is the Seat of Washington County, lies just to the South Southwest.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 175 miles [281.6 km]<1> to the east (E). If you could drive a straight line from McNary to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take about three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 10 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 7 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 194 miles [312.2 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 5,970 miles [9,607.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,688 miles [10,763.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,563 miles [7,343.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McNary) 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 McNary 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 McNary. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.2759, Longitude: -80.2189 In this case, the coordinates for McNary have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.732 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.743 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.585 degrees. |
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