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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 McVille, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McVille 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 McVille:
- 40.725931, -79.603254
- 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 McVille
- 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 Armstrong County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Armstrong County
- Since McVille is near Westmoreland County and also Butler County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Westmoreland County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Butler 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 McVille
Communities Also Named McVille ...
We found five communities that are also named McVille.
Within Pennsylvania, the name McVille is unique.
Beyond Pennsylvania, we know of five communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Marshall County
- This McVille is located in Marshall County and lies 570 miles [917.3 km]<1> to the southwest of the McVille that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Marshall County community of McVille.
- Indiana
- Greene County
- This McVille is located in Greene County and lies 392 miles [630.9 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McVille that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Greene County community of McVille.
- Kentucky
- Boone County
- This McVille is located in Boone County and lies 301 miles [484.4 km]<1> to the west southwest of the McVille that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Boone County community of McVille.
- Mississippi
- Attala County
- This McVille is located in Attala County and lies 771 miles [1,240.8 km]<1> to the southwest of the McVille that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Attala County community of McVille.
- North Dakota
- Nelson County
- This McVille is located in Nelson County and lies 1,035 miles [1,665.7 km]<1> to the northwest of the McVille that is located in Armstrong County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Nelson County community of McVille.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McVille ...
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.
- Aladdin
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Bagdad
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Boggsville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Boggsville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boggsville
- Butler Junction
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Butler Junction is located in Butler County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler Junction
- Cooks Summit
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
- Cooks Summit is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cooks Summit
- Dock Hollow
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Dock Hollow is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dock Hollow
- Dog Town
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Dog Town is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dog Town
- Ford City
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Fordview
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Fordview is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fordview
- Forks Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Forks Church is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forks Church
- Freeport
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laneville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
- Laneville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Laneville
- Continue List (7 more) ...
- Leasureville
(5 miles [8 km] to the west)
- Manor Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Manor Heights is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Manor Heights
- Old Gum Tree
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
- Old Gum Tree is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Old Gum Tree
- Sistersville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
- Sistersville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sistersville
- Slate Lick
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northwest)
- Stringtown
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Stringtown is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stringtown
- Tunnelville ‑ Historic
(5 miles [8 km] to the east)
- Tunnelville is located in Armstrong County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tunnelville
How Far From McVille to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a city such as McVille to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McVille and extending to:
- Kittanning, which is the Seat of Armstrong County, lies just to the North Northeast.
- Harrisburg, which is the State Capital of Pennsylvania, lies 146 miles [235 km]<1> to the east southeast (ESE). If you could drive a straight line from McVille to Harrisburg, with an average speed<3>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 9 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 6 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 185 miles [297.7 km] to the southeast (SE). 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 5,925 miles [9,535.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,643 miles [10,690.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,519 miles [7,272.6 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McVille) 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 McVille 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 McVille. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 40.7259, Longitude: -79.6033 |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.329 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.354 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.141 degrees. |
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