Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McAdoo, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McAdoo and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McAdoo
- 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 McAdoo:
- 33.733972, -101.006253
- 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 McAdoo
- 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 Dickens County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dickens County
- Since McAdoo is near Crosby County and also Motley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Crosby County
- eBird sighting report for Motley 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
Communities Also Named McAdoo ...
We found one communities that share the name McAdoo.
Within Texas, the name McAdoo is unique.
Beyond Texas, there is another community also named McAdoo in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near McAdoo ...
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.
- Dickens
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dickens
- Dickens is located in Dickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 251 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dickens <2>
- Elton
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Glenn
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Lakeview
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest) - Roaring Springs
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Roaring Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roaring Springs
- Roaring Springs is located in Motley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 228 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roaring Springs <2>
- Soldiers Mound ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Soldiers Mound have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soldiers Mound
- Soldiers Mound is located in Dickens County
- Spur
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spur
- Spur is located in Dickens County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,167 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Spur <2>
- Wake
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
How Far From McAdoo 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 McAdoo to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McAdoo and extending to:
- Dickens, which is the Seat of Dickens County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the southeast. If you could walk a straight line from McAdoo to Dickens, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 306 miles [492.5 km] to the southeast (SE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take five to six hours, a buggy would take 12 days and walking would take 18 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,375 miles [2,212.8 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 54 days and walking would take 79 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,084 miles [11,400.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,831 miles [12,602.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,720 miles [9,205.4 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McAdoo. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
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- McAdoo) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McAdoo. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 33.7340, Longitude: -101.0063 In this case, the coordinates for McAdoo have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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. |
| <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 McAdoo 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 322.954 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.155 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.519 degrees. |