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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 McLean, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McLean 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 McLean:
- 38.934028, -77.177330
- 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 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 Fairfax County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Fairfax County
- Since McLean is near Arlington County and also Falls Church City, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- Open the eBird sighting report for Arlington County
- Open the eBird sighting report for Falls Church City
- 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 McLean
Communities Also Named McLean ...
We found twelve communities that are also named McLean.
Within Virginia, the name McLean is unique.
Beyond Virginia, we know of twelve communities that are located 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
- Grant County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Arkansas community of McLean [Grant County].
- Illinois
- McLean County
- This McLean is located in McLean County and lies 644 miles [1,036.4 km]<2> to the west northwest of the McLean that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the McLean County community of McLean.
- Manitoba
- We haven't found the location of this community yet.
- Michigan
- Newaygo County
- This McLean is located in Newaygo County and lies 549 miles [883.5 km]<2> to the northwest of the McLean that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Newaygo County community of McLean.
- Nebraska
- Pierce County
- This McLean is located in Pierce County and lies 1,086 miles [1,747.7 km]<2> to the west northwest of the McLean that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Pierce County community of McLean.
- New York
- Tompkins County
- This McLean is located in Tompkins County and lies 254 miles [408.8 km]<2> to the north of the McLean that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Tompkins County community of McLean.
- Ohio
- Fayette County
- This McLean is located in Fayette County and lies 331 miles [532.7 km]<2> to the west of the McLean that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Fayette County community of McLean.
- Ontario
- This McLean lies 395 miles [635.7 km]<2> to the north of the McLean that is located in Fairfax County.
- Saskatchewan
- This McLean lies 1,529 miles [2,460.7 km]<2> to the northwest of the McLean that is located in Fairfax County.
- Tennessee
- Lewis County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the Tennessee community of McLean [Lewis County].
- Texas
- Gray County
- This McLean is located in Gray County and lies 1,311 miles [2,109.8 km]<2> to the west of the McLean that is located in Fairfax County.
- For more information, please visit our profile page for the Gray County community of McLean.
- West Virginia
- Barbour County
- This community is historic<1> and we have very little information. For the information that we do have, please visit our profile page for the West Virginia community of McLean [Barbour County].
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.
- Cabin John
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cabin John Park
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the north)
- Cabin John Park is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cabin John Park
- Cherrydale
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Hills
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southeast)
- Crescent Hills is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Crescent Hills
- Dominion Heights
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dominion Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Heights
- Dominion Hills
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dominion Hills is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dominion Hills
- Dover
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Dover is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dover
- Enola
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Enola is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Enola
- Falls Church
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Falls Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southwest)
- Falls Hill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Falls Hill
- Foxhall
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Foxhall is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Foxhall
- Franklin
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Franklin is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Franklin
- Continue List (21 more) ...
- Garden City
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Garden City is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Glen Cove
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
- Glen Cove is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Glen Cove
- Glen Echo
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Green Acres is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Green Acres
- Greenway Downs
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Greenway Downs is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenway Downs
- Halls Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Halls Hill is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Halls Hill
- High Point
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- High Point is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for High Point
- Howard
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the southwest)
- Howard is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Howard
- Kent Gardens
(Less than 2 miles to the south)
- Kent Gardens is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kent Gardens
- Lacey Forest
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Lacey Forest is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lacey Forest
- Lee Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the southeast)
- Lee Heights is located in Arlington County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lee Heights
- Mohican Hills
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Mohican Hills is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mohican Hills
- Peacock
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northwest)
- Peacock is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peacock
- Pine Spring
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Pine Spring is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pine Spring
- Poplar Heights
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Poplar Heights is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Poplar Heights
- Riverwood
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)
- Seven Corners
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Sleepy Hollow is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sleepy Hollow
- Swinks Mill
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the northwest)
- Swinks Mill is located in Fairfax County
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swinks Mill
- Tulip Hill
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the northeast)
- Tulip Hill is located in Montgomery County (MD)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Tulip Hill
- Virginia Forest
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south)
- Virginia Forest is located in Falls Church City
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Virginia Forest
How Far From McLean 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 community 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:
- Richmond, which is the State Capital of Virginia, lies 97 miles [156.1 km]<2> to the south (S). If you could drive a straight line from McLean to Richmond, with an average speed<4>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 just to the east southeast (ESE).
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 5,902 miles [9,498.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 6,607 miles [10,632.9 km] and it lies to the east northeast (ENE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,484 miles [7,216.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<8>'
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 drawn from Point A (ie- McLean) to Point B. In other words: 'As the crow flies'. |
| <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 McLean 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 McLean. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 38.9340, Longitude: -77.1773 |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 307.97 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 303.536 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 304.759 degrees. |
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