Outdoor Activities ...
As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).
When in McCartney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCartney and the surrounding area.
- Weather ...
- Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
- The National Weather Service forecast for McCartney
- 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 McCartney:
- 42.683328, -90.850961
- 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 McCartney
- 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 Grant County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
- eBird sighting report for Grant County
- Since McCartney is near Dubuque County and also Clayton County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
- eBird sighting report for Dubuque County
- eBird sighting report for Clayton 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 McCartney ...
We found one communities that share the name McCartney.
Within Wisconsin, the name McCartney is unique.
Beyond Wisconsin, there is another community also named McCartney in the United States.
- Communities Elsewhere In North America ...
Curious and Interesting Names Near McCartney ...
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.
- Balltown
(3 miles [4.8 km] to the south) - Beetown
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
- Beetown is located in Grant County
- British Hollow
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for British Hollow have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Hollow
- British Hollow is located in Grant County
- Budd
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the south) - Cottage Hill
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Cottage Hill have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
- Cottage Hill is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Diamond Grove
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Diamond Grove have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
- Diamond Grove is located in Grant County
- Five Points
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Five Points have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
- Five Points is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Flora Fountain
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flora Fountain have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Fountain
- Flora Fountain is located in Grant County
- Holy Cross
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Holy Cross have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
- Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County (IA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
- Hurricane
(8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast) - Rockville
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east) - Rose
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast) - Turkey River
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Turkey River have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River
- Turkey River is located in Clayton County (IA)
How Far From McCartney 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 McCartney to various places of note, such as the White House.
With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance beginning in McCartney and extending to:
- Lancaster, which is the Seat of Grant County, lies 13 miles [20.9 km]<1> to the north northeast. If you could walk a straight line from McCartney to Lancaster, with an average speed<3> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take 6 hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take four to five hours.
- Madison, which is the State Capital of Wisconsin, lies 78 miles [125.5 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take less than two hours, a buggy would take most of three days and walking would take 5 days.
- The White House (Washington, DC) is 766 miles [1,232.8 km] to the east southeast (ESE). Driving would take just about two full days, a buggy would take 30 days and walking would take 44 days.
- The shortest distance<4> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,258 miles [10,071.3 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
- The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,004 miles [11,271.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>
- The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<7>
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for McCartney. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Grant County: www.grantcounty.org/
The official website for State of Wisconsin: https://www.wisconsin.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | Our distances are not driving distances, but are calculated as a 'point-to-point' distance. A straight line distance ignores obstructions like rivers, canyons, lakes, et cetera - it's truly a line from Point A (ie- McCartney) to Point B.Our distance measurements begin at a specific point in McCartney. The point we use is located at these GPS coordinates - Latitude: 42.6833, Longitude: -90.8510 In this case, the coordinates for McCartney have been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). |
| <2> | 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. |
| <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 McCartney 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 316.605 degrees. |
| <6> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.919 degrees. |
| <7> | The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.968 degrees. |