Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McKennon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McKennon and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McKennon
- 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 McKennon:
- 34.546821, -80.127846
- 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.
- The Heavens-Above Website, centered on McKennon
- 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 Chesterfield County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Chesterfield County
- Since McKennon is near Darlington County and also Lee County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Darlington County
- eBird sighting report for Lee 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:
- Waymark.com
Curious and Interesting Names Near McKennon ...
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.
- Clyde
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Green Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Green Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Hill
- Green Hill is located in Chesterfield County
- Greenplains ‑ Historic
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenplains have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenplains
- Greenplains is located in Darlington County
- Hillcrest
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Hunts Crossroads
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Crossroads have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Crossroads
- Hunts Crossroads is located in Darlington County
- Hunts Mill
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Mill have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Mill
- Hunts Mill is located in Chesterfield County
- Hunts Spring ‑ Historic
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hunts Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hunts Spring
- Hunts Spring is located in Chesterfield County
- Junction ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Patrick
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Patrick
- Patrick is located in Chesterfield County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 329 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Patrick <2>
- Pine Ridge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Ridge
- Pine Ridge is located in Darlington County
- Tabernacle ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Tabernacle have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tabernacle
- Tabernacle is located in Chesterfield County
How Far From McKennon 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 community such as McKennon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McKennon and extending to:
- Chesterfield, which is the Seat of Chesterfield County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<3> to the north. If you could walk a straight line from McKennon to Chesterfield, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Columbia, which is the State Capital of South Carolina, lies 64 miles [103 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 345 miles [555.2 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 14 days and walking would take 20 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,219 miles [10,008.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,913 miles [11,125.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,795 miles [7,716.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McKennon. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of South Carolina: https://sc.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McKennon) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McKennon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 34.5468, Longitude: -80.1278 In this case, the coordinates for McKennon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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 McKennon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 309.812 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.984 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 307.431 degrees. |