Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McKenney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McKenney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McKenney
- 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 McKenney:
- 36.985984, -77.722478
- 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 McKenney
- 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 Dinwiddie County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Dinwiddie County
- Since McKenney is near Brunswick County and also Greensville County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Brunswick County
- eBird sighting report for Greensville 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
Curious and Interesting Names Near McKenney ...
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.
- Champ
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the west) - Cool Spring
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cool Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cool Spring
- Cool Spring is located in Brunswick County
- Dolphin
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south) - Five Forks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Forks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Forks
- Five Forks is located in Dinwiddie County
- Forkland ‑ Historic
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Harpers
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the west) - Hebron
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest) - Hickory Run
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hickory Run have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hickory Run
- Hickory Run is located in Brunswick County
- Octagon
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Rivers Edge
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rivers Edge have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rivers Edge
- Rivers Edge is located in Greensville County
- Rocky Ford
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rocky Ford have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rocky Ford
- Rocky Ford is located in Brunswick County
- Rocky Run
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the north) - Continue List (4 more) ...
- Stony Springs
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stony Springs have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stony Springs
- Stony Springs is located in Dinwiddie County
- Sturgeonville
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sturgeonville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sturgeonville
- Sturgeonville is located in Brunswick County
- Vote
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the west) - Willow Oaks
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Willow Oaks have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Willow Oaks
- Willow Oaks is located in Greensville County
- Stony Springs
How Far From McKenney to ...
We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers, Almanacs & Directories that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a town such as McKenney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McKenney and extending to:
- Dinwiddie, which is the Seat of Dinwiddie County, lies 9 miles [14.5 km]<2> to the northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McKenney to Dinwiddie, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take four to five hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take a little over three hours.
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 41 miles [66 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than an hour, a buggy would take just about two full days and walking would take about three full days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 137 miles [220.5 km] to the north northeast (NNE). Driving would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 8 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,008 miles [9,668.9 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,707 miles [10,793.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,586 miles [7,380.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McKenney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Dinwiddie County: www.dinwiddieva.us/
The official website for State of Virginia: https://www.virginia.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | 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. |
| <2> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'straight-line' (or 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- McKenney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McKenney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 36.9860, Longitude: -77.7225 |
| <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 McKenney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <5> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 308.388 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.716 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 305.702 degrees. |