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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 McCartney, we use the following websites to find information relevant to McCartney and the surrounding area.

  • Weather ...
  • 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.
    • Open 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:
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the eBird sighting report for Dubuque County
    • Open the 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:
    • Open the Waymark.com report for McCartney

Communities Also Named McCartney ...

We found one communities that are also named 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 ...
    • Pennsylvania
      • Clearfield County
      • This McCartney is located in Clearfield County and lies 647 miles [1,041.2 km]<1> to the east of the McCartney that is located in Grant County.
      • For more information, please visit our profile page for the Clearfield County community of McCartney.

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)
    • Balltown is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Balltown
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 69 people
  • Beetown
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
    • Beetown is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beetown
  • British Hollow
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the east)
    • British Hollow is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for British Hollow
  • Budd
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
    • Budd is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Budd
  • Cottage Hill
    (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
    • Cottage Hill is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cottage Hill
  • Diamond Grove
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
    • Diamond Grove is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diamond Grove
  • Five Points
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the south)
    • Five Points is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Five Points
  • Flora Fountain
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
    • Flora Fountain is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flora Fountain
  • Holy Cross
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southwest)
    • Holy Cross is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holy Cross
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 370 people
  • Hurricane
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
    • Hurricane is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hurricane
  • Rockville
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)
    • Rockville is located in Grant County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rockville
  • Rose
    (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
    • Rose is located in Dubuque County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rose
  • Turkey River
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the west)
    • Turkey River is located in Clayton County (IA)
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Turkey River

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<2> 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<3> 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).<4>
  • 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).<5>
  • The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,897 miles [7,881 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'

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. In other words: 'As the crow flies'.
<2>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.
<3>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.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).
<4>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Jerusalem is 316.605 degrees.
<5>The calculated bearing (or angle) to Mecca is 313.919 degrees.
<6>The calculated bearing (or angle) to the Vatican is 309.968 degrees.