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.
  • Open 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:
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Lee County
  • Open the 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:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for McDade

Communities Also Named McDade ...

We found three communities that are also named McDade.

Within Texas, the name McDade is unique.

Beyond Texas, we know of three communities that are located in the United States.

• Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
  • Alabama
    • Montgomery County
    • This McDade is located in Montgomery County and lies 674 miles [1,084.7 km]<1> to the east northeast of the McDade that is located in Bastrop County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Montgomery County community of McDade.
  • Louisiana
    • Bossier Parish
    • This McDade is located in Bossier Parish and lies 260 miles [418.4 km]<1> to the east northeast of the McDade that is located in Bastrop County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Bossier Parish community of McDade.
  • North Carolina
    • Orange County
    • This McDade is located in Orange County and lies 1,118 miles [1,799.2 km]<1> to the east northeast of the McDade that is located in Bastrop County.
    • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Orange County community of McDade.

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)
  • Blue is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Blue
• Butler
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Butler is located in Bastrop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Butler
• Grassyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Grassyville is located in Bastrop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grassyville
• Hills
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Hills is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hills
• Knobbs Springs
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Knobbs Springs is located in Lee County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Knobbs Springs
• Pleasant Grove ‑ Historic
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Pleasant Grove is located in Bastrop County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pleasant Grove
• Structure
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Structure is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Structure
• Type
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Type is located in Williamson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Type

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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
• 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).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,737 miles [9,232.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'