Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McDade, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McDade and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McDade
- 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 McDade:
- 30.283823, -97.237769
- 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 McDade
- 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 Bastrop County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Bastrop County
- Since McDade is near Lee County and also Williamson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Lee County
- eBird sighting report for Williamson 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 McDade ...
We found three communities that share the name McDade.
Within Texas, the name McDade is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another three communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Louisiana
- North Carolina
Curious and Interesting Names Near McDade ...
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.
- Blue
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
- Blue is located in Lee County
- Butler
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest) - Grassyville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Grassyville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassyville
- Grassyville is located in Bastrop County
- Hills
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast) - Knobbs Springs
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
- Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
- Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Pleasant Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
- Pleasant Grove is located in Bastrop County
- Structure
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the north) - Type
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
How Far From McDade to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as McDade to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McDade and extending to:
- Bastrop, which is the Seat of Bastrop County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McDade to Bastrop, with an average speed<3> 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 30 miles [48.3 km] to the west (W). The buggy would take just over a day and walking would take most of two days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,289 miles [2,074.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about three full days, a buggy would take 51 days and walking would take 74 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 7,133 miles [11,479.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,861 miles [12,651.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McDade. 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 '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- McDade) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McDade. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 30.2838, Longitude: -97.2378 In this case, the coordinates for McDade have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 McDade to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.886 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.106 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 315.099 degrees. |