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Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McLendon, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McLendon and the surrounding area.
- 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 McLendon:
- 32.846236, -96.389984
- 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 McLendon
- 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 Rockwall County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Rockwall County
- Since McLendon is near Kaufman County and also Hunt County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Kaufman County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Hunt 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 McLendon
Communities Also Named McLendon ...
We found two communities that are also named McLendon.
Within Texas, the name McLendon is unique.
Beyond Texas, we know of two communities that are located in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Alabama
- Russell County
- This McLendon is located in Russell County and lies 659 miles [1,060.6 km]<1> to the east of the McLendon that is located in Rockwall County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Russell County community of McLendon.
- Georgia
- Early County
- This community is historic<2> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Georgia community of McLendon [Early County].
Curious and Interesting Names Near McLendon ...
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.
- Burrow
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)
- Burrow is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burrow
- Fate
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
- Glen Hill
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Glen Hill is located in Rockwall County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Hill
- Liberty Grove
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
- Liberty Grove is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Liberty Grove
- Markout
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
- Markout is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Markout
- Poetry
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
- Poetry is located in Kaufman County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poetry
- Rockwall
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
- Rose Hill
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
- Rose Hill is located in Dallas County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose Hill
- Union Valley
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
- Union Valley is located in Hunt County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Union Valley
- Population from the 2020 Census: 461 people
How Far From McLendon 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 McLendon to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McLendon and extending to:
- Rockwall, which is the Seat of Rockwall County, lies just to the North Northwest.
- Austin, which is the State Capital of Texas, lies 195 miles [313.8 km]<1> to the south southwest (SSW). If you could drive a straight line from McLendon to Austin, with an average speed<4>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take a little over three hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 11 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take 8 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 1,157 miles [1,862 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take over two days, a buggy would take 46 days and walking would take 66 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,965 miles [11,209.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,699 miles [12,390.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,577 miles [8,975.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' distance. A straight line distance ignores things like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McLendon) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | 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 McLendon, please let us know so that we can improve our accuracy. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 McLendon to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McLendon. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 32.8462, Longitude: -96.3900 In this case, the coordinates for McLendon have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 319.678 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 316.186 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 314.47 degrees. |
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