Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McKendree, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McKendree and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McKendree
- 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 McKendree:
- 36.847916, -78.995569
- 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 McKendree
- 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 Halifax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Halifax County
- Since McKendree is near Pittsylvania County and also Fluvanna County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Pittsylvania County
- eBird sighting report for Fluvanna 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 McKendree ...
We found five communities that share the name McKendree.
Within Virginia, the name McKendree is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of another five communities that are located throughout in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
- Maryland
- Anne Arundel County
- This McKendree is located in Anne Arundel County and lies 186 miles [299.3 km]<1> to the northeast of the McKendree that is located in Halifax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Anne Arundel County community of McKendree.
- Prince George's County
- We found mention of this community, but have little information.<2> For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Maryland community of McKendree [Prince George's County].
- Ohio
- South Carolina
- West Virginia
- Maryland
Curious and Interesting Names Near McKendree ...
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.
- Clays Mill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Clays Mill. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<3>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clays Mill
- Clays Mill is located in Halifax County
- Crystal Hill
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crystal Hill
- Crystal Hill is located in Halifax County
- Elkhorn
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west) - Hickory Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Grove
- Hickory Grove is located in Halifax County
- High Rock
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Liberty
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northeast) - Meadville
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest) - Millstone
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest) - Mountain Road
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mountain Road have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mountain Road
- Mountain Road is located in Halifax County
- Plato
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest) - Republican Grove
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Republican Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Republican Grove
- Republican Grove is located in Halifax County
- Sign Rock
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sign Rock
- Sign Rock is located in Halifax County
- Youngers Store
(Less than 2 miles to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Youngers Store have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Youngers Store
- Youngers Store is located in Halifax County
How Far From McKendree 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 McKendree to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McKendree and extending to:
- Halifax, which is the Seat of Halifax County, lies just to the South Southeast.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 98 miles [157.7 km]<1> to the east northeast (ENE). If you could drive a straight line from McKendree to Richmond, with an average speed<5>of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, it would take less than two hours to make the trip. A comfortable walk of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour would take 6 days. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 177 miles [284.9 km] to the northeast (NE). Driving would take a little over three hours, a buggy would take 7 days and walking would take 10 days.
- The shortest distance<6> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,069 miles [9,767.1 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,770 miles [10,895.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,649 miles [7,481.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<9>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McKendree. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or point-to-point) distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line drawn from Point A (ie- McKendree) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McKendree. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.8479, Longitude: -78.9956 In this case, the coordinates for McKendree have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | If we encounter the name of what might be a community, our methodology is to add that name to our Gazetteer as a placeholder. As we find more information about that community, it will be added to our Gazetteer. Just as a reminder: Our definition of a community is rather broad and includes those places (or areas) where several families lived and had a name which identified that place. For example, you might hear somebody say that they are going over to Bird Creek to see Pete ... Bird Creek is just a gas station and a couple of homes at the crossroads. While it might not be on the map, everybody in the area knows it by that name. Places of interest include buildings at a crossroad, several families clustered in a hollow or maybe the location of a way station. It also includes places like mines, lumber camps, ferry crossings, etc. The community might still exist, is now gone or only existed for just a short period of time. Also keep in mind that McKendree could have been on the original document by mistake, misspelled, the original/alternate name of a community that we've listed elsewhere or was placed in the wrong county. Sometimes a post office or train station would have a different name than the community where it's located, so two names might be referring to the same community - we're working to straighten it all out. |
| <3> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <4> | 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. |
| <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 McKendree 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 309.13 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 304.541 degrees. |
| <9> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 306.259 degrees. |