Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McCarteney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCarteney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McCarteney
- 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 McCarteney:
- 47.526248, -119.722547
- 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 McCarteney
- 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 Douglas County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Douglas County
- Since McCarteney is near Grant County and also Chelan County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- eBird sighting report for Chelan 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 McCarteney ...
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.
- Bacon
(18 miles [29 km] to the east) - Crater
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest) - Dry Falls Junction
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dry Falls Junction have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dry Falls Junction
- Dry Falls Junction is located in Douglas County
- Farmer ‑ Historic
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest) - Fordair
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the east) - Lakeview
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast) - Lakeview Park
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakeview Park have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakeview Park
- Lakeview Park is located in Grant County
- Mud Spring
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mud Spring have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mud Spring
- Mud Spring is located in Douglas County
- Rock Island
(22 miles [35.4 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rock Island
- Rock Island is located in Douglas County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,310 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rock Island <2>
- Soap Lake
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Soap Lake
- Soap Lake is located in Grant County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,608 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Soap Lake <2>
- Voltage
(21 miles [33.8 km] to the southwest)
How Far From McCarteney 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 McCarteney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<3> beginning in McCarteney and extending to:
- Waterville, which is the Seat of Douglas County, lies 18 miles [29 km]<3> to the west northwest. If you could walk a straight line from McCarteney to Waterville, with an average speed<4> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take just over a day to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take five to six hours.
- Olympia, which is the State Capital of Washington, lies 152 miles [244.6 km] to the west (W). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than three hours, a buggy would take 6 days and walking would take 9 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,199 miles [3,538.9 km] to the east (E). Driving would take 5 days, a buggy would take 86 days and walking would take 125 days.
- The shortest distance<5> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,736 miles [10,840.5 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,501 miles [12,071.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,598 miles [9,009.1 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<8>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCarteney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Douglas County: www.douglascountywa.net/
The official website for State of Washington: https://wa.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> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <3> | 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 drawn from Point A (ie- McCarteney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCarteney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.5262, Longitude: -119.7225 In this case, the coordinates for McCarteney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <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 McCarteney to the Middle East to be East and South, the Great Circle Route actually lies to the North and East. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 338.716 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 339.924 degrees. |
| <8> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 326.059 degrees. |