Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McCleary Junction, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCleary Junction and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McCleary Junction
- 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 McCleary Junction:
- 47.07018, -123.26979
- 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 McCleary Junction
- 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 Grays Harbor County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grays Harbor County
- Since McCleary Junction is near Mason County and also Thurston County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Mason County
- eBird sighting report for Thurston 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 McCleary Junction ...
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.
- Brady
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brady
- Brady is located in Grays Harbor County
- Cedarville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cedarville have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedarville
- Cedarville is located in Grays Harbor County
- Deckerville
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
- Deckerville is located in Mason County
- Delphi
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the southeast) - Fuller
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest) - Garden City
(Less than 2 miles to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Garden City have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Garden City
- Garden City is located in Grays Harbor County
- Gravelly Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Gravelly Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gravelly Beach
- Gravelly Beach is located in Thurston County
- Greenwood
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest) - Hillgrove
(Less than 2 miles to the south) - Sine
(2 miles [3.2 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sine
- Sine is located in Grays Harbor County
- Sunrise Beach
(13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunrise Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunrise Beach
- Sunrise Beach is located in Thurston County
- Sunset Beach
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Sunset Beach have been provided by the GNIS.<1> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sunset Beach
- Sunset Beach is located in Thurston County
How Far From McCleary Junction 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 McCleary Junction to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<2> beginning in McCleary Junction and extending to:
- Montesano, which is the Seat of Grays Harbor County, lies 16 miles [25.7 km]<2> to the west southwest. If you could walk a straight line from McCleary Junction to Montesano, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take most of 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 17 miles [27.4 km] to the east (E). The buggy would take five to six hours and walking would take most of a day.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 2,366 miles [3,807.7 km] to the east (E). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take 5 days, a buggy would take 93 days and walking would take 135 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,822 miles [10,978.9 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,583 miles [12,203.7 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 5,714 miles [9,195.8 km] and it lies to the north northeast (NNE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCleary Junction. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grays Harbor County: www.co.grays-harbor.wa.us/
The official website for State of Washington: https://access.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> | 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- McCleary Junction) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCleary Junction. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 47.0702, Longitude: -123.2698 |
| <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 McCleary Junction 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 341.627 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 343.277 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 328.414 degrees. |