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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 McAdam, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McAdam 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 McAdam:
- 37.030399, -80.724790
- 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 McAdam
- 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 Pulaski County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Pulaski County
- Since McAdam is near Wythe County and also Montgomery County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Wythe County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Montgomery 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 McAdam
Communities Also Named McAdam ...
We found two communities that are also named McAdam.
Within Virginia, the name McAdam is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of two communities that are located in the United States and Canada. Of these two communities, one is located in the United States and the other in Canada.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- New Brunswick
- This McAdam lies 909 miles [1,462.9 km]<1> to the northeast of the McAdam that is located in Pulaski County.
- Washington
- Franklin County
- This McAdam is located in Franklin County and lies 2,027 miles [3,262.1 km]<1> to the west northwest of the McAdam that is located in Pulaski County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Franklin County community of McAdam.
Curious and Interesting Names Near McAdam ...
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.
- Boom Furnace
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
- Boom Furnace is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boom Furnace
- Clark ‑ Historic
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
- Clark is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clark
- Dublin
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Forest Park is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Park
- Grahams Forge
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Grahams Forge is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grahams Forge
- High Rocks Mill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
- High Rocks Mill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Rocks Mill
- Highland
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
- Highland is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Highland
- Jett
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
- Jett is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jett
- Little Montgomery
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Little Montgomery is located in Montgomery County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Little Montgomery
- Lone Ash
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
- Lone Ash is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lone Ash
- Mountain View
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
- Mountain View is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain View
- Red Hill
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Red Hill is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Red Hill
- Continue List (5 more) ...
- Reed Junction
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Reed Junction is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reed Junction
- Snowville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
- Snowville is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Snowville
- Star Cave
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)
- Star Cave is located in Wythe County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Star Cave
- Tinytown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Tinytown is located in Pulaski County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tinytown
- Willow Woods
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
- Willow Woods is located in Radford City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Woods
How Far From McAdam 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 McAdam to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McAdam and extending to:
- Pulaski, which is the Seat of Pulaski County, lies just to the West Northwest.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 184 miles [296.1 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from McAdam to Richmond, with an average speed<3>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 238 miles [383 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take nearly four hours, a buggy would take 10 days and walking would take 14 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,135 miles [9,873.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,841 miles [11,009.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,718 miles [7,592.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>'
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- McAdam) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <2> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <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 McAdam 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 McAdam. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 37.0304, Longitude: -80.7248 In this case, the coordinates for McAdam have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 310.14 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 305.723 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.902 degrees. |
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