Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McClelland, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McClelland and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McClelland
- 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 McClelland:
- 31.663510, -94.077972
- 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 McClelland
- 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 Shelby County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Shelby County
- Since McClelland is near San Augustine County and also Sabine County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for San Augustine County
- eBird sighting report for Sabine 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 McClelland ...
We found three communities that share the name McClelland.
Within Texas, the name McClelland is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Woodruff County
- This McClelland is located in Woodruff County and lies 283 miles [455.4 km]<1> to the north northeast of the McClelland that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Woodruff County community of McClelland.
- Iowa
- Pottawattamie County
- This McClelland is located in Pottawattamie County and lies 673 miles [1,083.1 km]<1> to the north of the McClelland that is located in Shelby County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pottawattamie County community of McClelland.
- Virginia
- Isle of Wight County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Virginia community of McClelland [Isle of Wight County].
- Arkansas
Curious and Interesting Names Near McClelland ...
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.
- Africa ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest) - Alexanders Store
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alexanders Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alexanders Store
- Alexanders Store is located in Shelby County
- Bland Lake
(5 miles [8 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bland Lake have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bland Lake
- Bland Lake is located in San Augustine County
- Brady
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west) - Choice
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Choice
- Choice is located in Shelby County
- Goober Hill
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Goober Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Goober Hill
- Goober Hill is located in Shelby County
- Harmony
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Jordans Store
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jordans Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jordans Store
- Jordans Store is located in Shelby County
- Lanetown
(5 miles [8 km] to the southeast) - New Harmony
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for New Harmony have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for New Harmony
- New Harmony is located in Shelby County
- Short
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
How Far From McClelland 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 McClelland to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McClelland and extending to:
- Center, which is the Seat of Shelby County, lies 10 miles [16.1 km]<1> to the north northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McClelland to Center, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 237 miles [381.4 km] to the west southwest (WSW). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,080 miles [1,738.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 43 days and walking would take 62 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,938 miles [11,165.6 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,661 miles [12,329.2 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,537 miles [8,910.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McClelland. 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 obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McClelland) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McClelland. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 31.6635, Longitude: -94.0780 In this case, the coordinates for McClelland have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that McClelland could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <5> | 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. |
| <6> | 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 McClelland to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 318.019 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 314.09 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 313.606 degrees. |