Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McLean, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McLean and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McLean
- 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 McLean:
- 35.232271, -100.600180
- 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 McLean
- 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 Gray County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Gray County
- Since McLean is near Wheeler County and also Donley County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Wheeler County
- eBird sighting report for Donley 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 McLean ...
We found twelve communities that share the name McLean.
Within Texas, the name McLean is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of another twelve communities that are located throughout in the United States and Canada. Of these twelve communities, nine are located in the United States and three are in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Arkansas
- Illinois
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Nebraska
- New York
- Ohio
- Ontario
- This McLean lies 1,408 miles [2,266 km]<2> to the northeast of the McLean that is located in Gray County.
- Saskatchewan
- This McLean lies 1,069 miles [1,720.4 km]<2> to the north of the McLean that is located in Gray County.
- Tennessee
- Virginia
- West Virginia
Curious and Interesting Names Near McLean ...
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.
- Back
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north) - Heaton
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the northwest) - Howardwick
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Howardwick have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howardwick
- Howardwick is located in Donley County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 398 people
- Magic City
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Magic City have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Magic City
- Magic City is located in Wheeler County
- Quail
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Quail
- Quail is located in Collingsworth County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Quail <4>
- Rockledge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Shamrock
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Shamrock have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Shamrock
- Shamrock is located in Wheeler County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,720 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Shamrock <4>
- Twitty
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Twitty
- Twitty is located in Wheeler County
How Far From McLean 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 town such as McLean to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McLean and extending to:
- Pampa, which is the Seat of Gray County, lies 29 miles [46.7 km]<2> to the northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McLean to Pampa, with an average speed<5> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just about two full days to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take just over a day.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 380 miles [611.6 km] to the south southeast (SSE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take most of a day, a buggy would take 15 days and walking would take 22 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,318 miles [2,121.1 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take about three full days, a buggy would take 52 days and walking would take 75 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,988 miles [11,246.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,737 miles [12,451.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,629 miles [9,059 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McLean. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Texas: https://texas.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | We use the term 'Historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was significantly larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable. If you can provide us with more specific information about McLean, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a '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- McLean) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McLean. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 35.2323, Longitude: -100.6002 In this case, the coordinates for McLean have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 McLean 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 322.859 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 320.219 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 316.18 degrees. |